Angry crowd tries to storm Sri Lanka president’s office
A huge crowd tried to storm the Sri Lankan president's seaside office yesterday as anger flared over runaway prices brought about by the worst financial crisis in the island's modern history. The cost of food, medicine and other essential goods have risen dramatically across the South Asian nation, with long queues outside petrol stations and rolling blackouts now the norm. Fuel costs have risen by nearly 80 percent since early February while food prices rose by a quarter according to January figures.
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