(ANSA) - COLOMBO, 09 JUL - The President of Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled after government demonstrators surrounded his residence.
The sources of the country's defense report.
An enormous number of people had arrived in the capital Colombo between yesterday and today to demand his resignation, holding him responsible for the serious economic crisis that is gripping Sri Lanka.
Shortly after news of his escape, demonstrators raided the presidential residence, according to local television.
(HANDLE).