BREAKING: Angry Protesters Set Prime Minister’s House Ablaze

Angry Protesters Set Prime Minister’s House Ablaze.
Protesters set the residence ablaze, hours after Prime Minister said he will resign when a new government is formed.

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that angry protesters have set Sri Lanka PM’s residence ablaze and broken into the President’s home, hours after the Prime Minister said he would resign over a worsening economic crisis.

According to a statement from his office, protesters angered by an unprecedented economic crisis in the island nation broke into the PM’s private home and set it ablaze.

The protesters had earlier marched into the home of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, demanding his resignation.

“Protesters have broken into the private residence of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and have set it on fire,” said the PM’s office in a statement.

Vehicles belonging to the PM were damaged by the protesters, according to reports

In videos on social media, red smoke can be seen rising into the sky, as flames take hold.
The office of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said the protesters forced their way into his Colombo home on Saturday evening. It’s not immediately clear if he was inside at the time of the attack.

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He said earlier that he will resign only when all parties have agreed on a new government.