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NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka erupted in bloody clashes on Monday after pro- and anti-government mobs attacked each other amid protests over a crippling economic crisis. The fresh violence comes on a day when Prime Minister Mahindra Rajapaksa, the all-powerful leader of Sri Lanka’s ruling family, tendered his resignation to pave way for a unity government

Sri Lanka prime minister resigns as curfew imposed after clashes

Supporters of Sri Lanka's ruling party clash with anti-government demonstrators in front of the prime minister's official residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on Monday. | REUTERS

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka’s prime minister resigned on Monday, hours after clashes between pro- and anti-government demonstrators in the commercial capital Colombo amid the country’s worst economic crisis, which has spurred protests by thousands. During weeks of unprecedented demonstrations, protesters across the island nation of 22 million people have demanded that President Gotabaya

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