Sri Lanka Source

It should be said the police who fronted the protection detail were unarmed. They were followed by rows of soldiers with large batons. Then followed scores of armored military officers with bulletproof vests and wearing balaclavas, and equipped with sub-machine guns.

Early morning raid on protesters in Colombo widely condemned New Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesing who got the stamp of approval from the national parliament on Wednesday wasted no time in cracking down on protesters.

Hundreds of thousands of Sri Lankans have made their way to the capital, frustrated by the weeks of crisis. Fuel for cars and trucks ran out Friday and inflation is running at 60%.

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