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Thousands mob Sri Lanka PM's office after president flees country

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Thousands of protesters gather outside the office of Sri Lanka's prime minister as the crisis-hit country declared an indefinite nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday, hours after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the island nation.

Added on the 13/07/2022 13:53:32 - Copyright : AFP EN

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