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After Monday's Mayhem In Sri Lanka

By Rediff News Bureau
May 10, 2022 18:20 IST

Please click on the images for glimpses of the aftermath of Monday's mayhem after pro-government supporters attacked opponents of the Rajapaksa regime in Colombo.

 

IMAGE: Burnt vehicles of Sri Lanka's ruling party supporters which were set on fire near the prime minister's official residence. All Photographs: Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters

 

IMAGE: A damaged bus, which apparently ferried supporters of Sri Lanka's ruling party to the protest site in Colombo.

 

 

IMAGE: Vehicles owned by supporters of the Rajapaksa regime dumped in a lake in Colombo.

 

IMAGE: A message written by anti-government protestors to Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on a wall at the prime minister's official residence.

 

IMAGE: Military personnel stand guard at a check point in Colombo.

 

IMAGE: Tourists seen along the main road in Colombo as soldiers stand guard outside the prime minister's official residence.

 

IMAGE: Soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint after the government imposed a three-day curfew in Colombo.

 

Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff.com
Feature Presentation: Aslam Hunani/Rediff.com

 
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