Sri Lanka's leaders flee from an angry crowd - extraordinary for a country tainted by political repression.
These are extraordinary times for Sri Lanka - after a day of fury and violence, the country's two senior leaders have agreed to step down.
What a turnaround of events. A few days ago a photo of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe smiling in parliament was widely shared on social media. Sri Lanka is facing a crippling foreign currency shortage and has asked the International Monetary Fund for an emergency loan.Security forces fired water cannon and tear gas in an effort to disperse the crowd
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