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Sri Lankan prime minister resigns after weeks of protests

Sri Lankan police detain an anti-government protester during clashes in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 9, 2022. Authorities deployed armed troops in the capital Colombo on Monday hours after government supporters attacked protesters who have been camped outside the offices of the country's president and prime minster, as trade unions began a “Week of Protests” demanding the government change and its president to step down over the country’s worst economic crisis in memory. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan government supporters vandalize tents of anti-government protesters set up outside prime minister's residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 9, 2022. Authorities deployed armed troops in the capital Colombo on Monday hours after government supporters attacked protesters who have been camped outside the offices of the country's president and prime minster, as trade unions began a “Week of Protests” demanding the government change and its president to step down over the country’s worst economic crisis in memory. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) An injured Sri Lankan Buddhist monk is being carried away who among many other anti-government protesters were injured after attacked by government supporters outside prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 9, 2022. Government supporters on Monday attacked protesters who have been camped outside the offices of Sri Lanka's president and prime minster, as trade unions began a “Week of Protests” demanding the government change and its president to step down over the country’s worst economic crisis in memory. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A Sri Lankan police officer tries to snatch a baton from a government supporter during clashes outside prime minister's residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 9, 2022. Authorities deployed armed troops in the capital Colombo on Monday hours after government supporters attacked protesters who have been camped outside the offices of the country's president and prime minster, as trade unions began a “Week of Protests” demanding the government change and its president to step down over the country’s worst economic crisis in memory. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) An injured Sri Lankan Buddhist monk is being carried away who among many other anti-government protesters were injured after attacked by government supporters outside prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's residence in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 9, 2022. Government supporters on Monday attacked protesters who have been camped outside the offices of Sri Lanka's president and prime minster, as trade unions began a “Week of Protests” demanding the government change and its president to step down over the country’s worst economic crisis in memory. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A Sri Lankan policeman, left, and a civilian helps an anti-government protester who was beaten up by government supporters during a clash in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 9, 2022. Government supporters on Monday attacked protesters who have been camped outside the offices of Sri Lanka's president and prime minster, as trade unions began a “Week of Protests” demanding the government change and its president to step down over the country’s worst economic crisis in memory. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Sri Lankan man pushes his bicycle as people demanding for cooking gas sit with their empty gas cylinders blocking a busy intersection for the second consecutive day in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, May 8, 2022. Diplomats and rights groups expressed concern Saturday after Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency and police used force against peaceful protesters amid the country's worst economic crisis in recent memory. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A Sri Lankan man pushes back a police motorbike without allowing the same to proceed as protestors demanding supply of essentials block an intersection for the second consecutive day in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, May 8, 2022. Diplomats and rights groups expressed concern Saturday after Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared a state of emergency and police used force against peaceful protesters amid the country's worst economic crisis in recent memory. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)
Sri Lankan prime minister resigns after weeks of protests