Sri Lanka Crisis: Order to shoot at those who commit violence in Sri Lanka

The Defense Ministry of Sri Lanka, which is facing severe economic crisis, has issued orders to the Army, Air Force and Navy personnel to shoot any rioter who loots public property or causes injury to civilians. .

Nationwide protests against the Sri Lankan government have intensified over the past few days, resulting in an increase in clashes with security forces stationed at protest sites.

Anti-government protesters also torched the official residences of Sri Lanka's Moratuwa Mayor Saman Lal Fernando and MPs Sanath Nishant, Ramesh Pathirana, Mahipal Herath, Thisa Kuttiarachi and Nimal Lanja. A large number of protesters took to the streets and attacked the MPs of Podujana Peramuna in Sri Lanka.

According to the Colombo Gazette report, helicopters were seen leaving the capital city with VVIPs today and some speculated that they were members of the Rajapaksa family. Earlier today, a group of protesters attacked a senior police officer in Colombo in the Western Province on Tuesday.

Mahinda Rajapaksa's resignation as prime minister on Monday came hours after his supporters attacked anti-government protesters, forcing the deployment of military forces in the capital and imposing a nationwide curfew. Earlier it was imposed till Tuesday, which has been extended till Wednesday. Earlier, President Gotabaya declared a state of emergency in the country from midnight on Friday. This is the second time in almost a month that a state of emergency has been imposed in Sri Lanka.