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Sri Lanka protesters staying put until president, PM leave office

Protesters pretend to hold a meeting in the cabinet meeting hall in the president's official residence on July 10, 2022 [Eranga Jayawardena/AP]

Protesters in Sri Lanka’s capital Colombo continue to occupy the offices of the president and prime minister for a second consecutive day, vowing they will stay put until both officially have resigned.

Determined to see the country’s top leaders step down amid an unprecedented economic crisis, thousands of people stormed the president’s residence on Saturday and later set fire to the prime minister’s house, forcing the two leaders into hiding.

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