Tension in Sri Lanka, where Prime Minister Wichremesinghe, ousted on Friday by President Sirisena, barricaded himself in the official residence in the capital Colombo. While a thousand of his supporters, including several Buddhist monks, surrounded the residence, incidents broke out between police and protesters in various areas of the city. A 34-year-old man was killed and three others were injured.
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