Sri Lanka’s Prime Miniser has told the military to do “whatever is necessary to restore order” after protesters stormed his office.
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He’s been appointed Acting President by Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who fled the country.
The decision to leave him in charge triggered further protests with demonstrators demanding both resign over the country’s crippling economic crisis.
ABC correspondent Mazoe Ford reports from Colombo.
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