Soldiers On Bikes vs Cops At Protests As Sri Lanka Crisis Deepens: 10 Points

Public anger is at a fever pitch in Sri Lanka, where crowds have attempted to storm the homes of several government figures

Sri Lanka's Army and the police publicly clashed on Tuesday night after soldiers armed with assault rifles drove through a crowd of protesters in capital Colombo, amid intensifying anti-government demonstrations in the country.

A group of masked soldiers holding assault rifles drove through the crowd on unmarked bikes at a protest near Parliament, in which children, women and the elderly were also participating. This led to a verbal confrontation between the armed soldiers and the police when the officials tried to stop them, prompting Army Chief Saavedra Silva to call for an inquiry.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign despite widespread protests against his handling of the country's economic crisis, Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister Johnston Fernando said in response to Opposition criticism.

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Public anger is at a fever pitch in Sri Lanka, where crowds have attempted to storm the homes of several government figures 

Sri Lanka's Army and the police publicly clashed on Tuesday night after soldiers armed with assault rifles drove through a crowd of protesters in capital Colombo, amid intensifying anti-government demonstrations in the country.

A group of masked soldiers holding assault rifles drove through the crowd on unmarked bikes at a protest near Parliament, in which children, women and the elderly were also participating. This led to a verbal confrontation between the armed soldiers and the police when the officials tried to stop them, prompting Army Chief Saavedra Silva to call for an inquiry.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign despite widespread protests against his handling of the country's economic crisis, Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister Johnston Fernando said in response to Opposition criticism.

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Public anger is at a fever pitch in Sri Lanka, where crowds have attempted to storm the homes of several government figures.

Sri Lanka's Army and the police publicly clashed on Tuesday night after soldiers armed with assault rifles drove through a crowd of protesters in capital Colombo, amid intensifying anti-government demonstrations in the country.

A group of masked soldiers holding assault rifles drove through the crowd on unmarked bikes at a protest near Parliament, in which children, women and the elderly were also participating. This led to a verbal confrontation between the armed soldiers and the police when the officials tried to stop them, prompting Army Chief Saavedra Silva to call for an inquiry.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign despite widespread protests against his handling of the country's economic crisis, Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister Johnston Fernando said in response to Opposition criticism.

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Public anger is at a fever pitch in Sri Lanka, where crowds have attempted to storm the homes of several government figures

Sri Lanka's Army and the police publicly clashed on Tuesday night after soldiers armed with assault rifles drove through a crowd of protesters in capital Colombo, amid intensifying anti-government demonstrations in the country.

A group of masked soldiers holding assault rifles drove through the crowd on unmarked bikes at a protest near Parliament, in which children, women and the elderly were also participating. This led to a verbal confrontation between the armed soldiers and the police when the officials tried to stop them, prompting Army Chief Saavedra Silva to call for an inquiry.

Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa will not resign despite widespread protests against his handling of the country's economic crisis, Chief Government Whip and Highways Minister Johnston Fernando said in response to Opposition criticism.