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Dozens of Sri Lankans gather outside the president's office in Colombo on Thursday morning as representatives of the anti-government demonstration said they were in talks to hand back official buildings they seized, even as they insisted the president and prime minister both quit in the face of an economic crisis. IMAGES
Protesters inside the Sri Lankan prime minister's office in Colombo after forcing their way past security, as the crisis-hit country declared an indefinite nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday. ++COMPLETES VIDI32EC2GC_EN AND VIDI32EC287_EN++ IMAGES
Protesters gather and chant slogans on the grounds of Sri Lankan prime minister's office in Colombo as the crisis-hit country declared an indefinite nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday. ++COMPLETES VIDI32EC287_EN++ IMAGES
Images of protesters in the Sri Lanka's prime minister office as the crisis-hit country declared an indefinite nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the island nation. IMAGES
Protesters storm the official residence of Gotabaya Rajapaksa shortly after the Sri Lankan president fled the Colombo compound. Huge crowds had surrounded the leader's home to demand his resignation, blaming government mismanagement for a painful economic downturn. IMAGES
Images from the Sri Lankan town of Rambukkana on Wednesday, a day after clashes between police and demonstrators resulted in the death of a protester after being shot. An indefinite curfew has been imposed in the area. The South Asian country is in the grip of its most painful economic downturn since independence in 1948, with regular blackouts and severe shortages of fuel and other goods causing widespread misery. Huge protests have called for the resignation of the government, which is preparing to negotiate an urgently needed bailout with the International Monetary Fund. IMAGES