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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe confirms that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the country to the Maldives and declares a state of emergency and a curfew

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe confirms that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the country to the Maldives and declares a state of emergency and a curfew as the military fires tear gas at the protesters.

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CrimePrime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe confirms that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the country to the Maldives and declares a state of emergency and a curfew

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe confirms that former President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the country to the Maldives and declares a state of emergency and a curfew as the military fires tear gas at the protesters.

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