President Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa today had to flee after the crowd of protest rushed into the mansion, asking him to resign.

The president was escorted to a safe place, a defense source Sri Lanka said that the military had to shoot only to prevent thousands of angry people from flooding the presidential palace in the capital of Colombo.

Sri Lanka Sirasa TV private television channel showed the scene showing that the crowd rushed into the president's mansion area that was very closely protected.

Police shot spicy to disperse protesters near the mansion of President Sri Lanka Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Colombo on July 8.

Sri Lanka has spent many months in a shortage of food and fuel, prolonged power and inflation inflation due to the exhausted government to import important goods.

Giant crowds have flocked to the capital to protest and this is the latest sign that the instability caused by an unprecedented economic crisis in this island nation.

Police yesterday withdrew the curfew order after the opposition parties, human rights activists and the Bar Association threatened the police chief.

This is a modal window.

Beginning of dialog window.

End of dialog window.

Inflation at Sri Lanka is currently only behind Zimbabwe and can be up to 60% at the end of the year.

Due to unable to pay foreign debts of up to US $ 51 billion, the Sri Lanka government in April announced his default and was negotiating with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to ensure a relief package.