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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
Devjyot Ghoshal and Uditha Jayasinghe

Sri Lanka promises impartial probe after first death in weeks of protests

Stones are seen on an empty street during a curfew a day after police fired live ammunition to scatter protesters in the town of Rambukkana, northeast of the commercial capital Colombo, killing one person and wounding a dozen amid the country's ongoing economic crisis, in Rambukkana, Sri Lanka, April 20, 2022. REUTERS/Navesh Chitrakar

Sri Lankan police will launch an "impartial and transparent" investigation into clashes with protesters after the first death in weeks of unrest over the government's handling of the economy, the president said on Wednesday.

Police fired live ammunition to scatter protesters on Tuesday in the town of Rambukkana, northeast of the commercial capital Colombo, killing one person and wounding a dozen.

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