Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Police crackdown leaves Sri Lankan town seething

crackdown

Dried streaks of blood and spent cartridges mark the floor where an unexpected crackdown by way of Sri Lankan police ended with the first fatality from weeks of anti-authorities rallies. Dozens of spontaneous demonstrations had broken out around the island nation on Tuesday, with incensed crowds blocking off roads with burning tyres in protest at but some … Read more