Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he is willing to resign after crisis worsened in the island nation.
Earlier, thousands of protesters broke police barricades and entered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence.
Protesters wearing helmets and waving Sri Lankan flags broke into the President's residence, local TV news NewsFirst reported. The police removed the curfew after challenge from opposition parties, rights activists and the bar association
A top government source told NDTV that the President has been shifted to Army Headquarters last night.
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Jul 10, 2022 06:27 (IST)
US urges Sri Lanka leaders to work 'quickly' to address 'discontent'
The United States on Sunday urged Sri Lankan leaders to act quickly to seek long-term solutions after the president was chased from his residence and announced his resignation.
Any new government should "work quickly to identify and implement solutions that will achieve long-term economic stability and address the Sri Lankan people's discontent," a State Department spokesperson said as Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited Thailand.
Jul 10, 2022 00:11 (IST)
Protestors continue to occupy Sri Lanka President's house and office.
Jul 09, 2022 22:28 (IST)
Just in: Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign on July 13.