Sri Lankan protesters stormed the prime minister's office in the capital Colombo Wednesday after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country following months of demonstrations over the island nation's economic crisis, per multiple reports.
Why it matters: Rajapaksa's exit on Tuesday prompted Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to announce a nationwide state of emergency and impose a curfew in the western province as he was appointed acting president. Security forces deployed tear gas as thousands of demonstrators rallied outside Wickremesinghe's office.
