Protesters storm Sri Lankan prime minister's office. Footage shows protesters inside the complex, waving the Sri Lankan national flag on the roof and chanting. Read more here:
Police fired several rounds of tear gas and a military helicopter briefly circled overhead, but protesters appeared undeterred and surged into the compound.Demonstrators also took over the country's national TV broadcaster, Rupavahini.The president was expected to head to Singapore after the Maldives, a government source told Reuters.
She hopes to stay until there is a complete change of government, but her parents want her to go home."I love my country and I need my country to rebuild but if this continues we will all have to leave."
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