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Sri Lanka president declares a state of emergency amid economic crisis

A demonstrator throws back a tear gas canister fired by the police to disperse university students protesting to demand the resignation of Sri Lanka's President Gotabaya Rajapaksa (AFP)

A spokesman for the president said he invoked the tough laws to "ensure public order" after trade unions staged a nationwide strike Friday demanding his resignation over a worsening economic crisis.

This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.

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