SRI LANKA: Shooting kills one amid political crisis

One person has been killed after a Sri Lankan MP’s bodyguard fired at a mob amid a growing political crisis. It happened as protesters blocked Arjuna Ranatunga, an oil minister in the sacked cabinet, from entering his office. Earlier, President Maithripala Sirisena replaced Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe with former strongman president Mahinda Rajapaksa and suspended […]

One person has been killed after a Sri Lankan MP’s bodyguard fired at a mob amid a growing political crisis.
It happened as protesters blocked Arjuna Ranatunga, an oil minister in the sacked cabinet, from entering his office.
Earlier, President Maithripala Sirisena replaced Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe with former strongman president Mahinda Rajapaksa and suspended parliament.
He insists the move is constitutional.
In a speech, Mr Sirisena strongly criticised Mr Wickramasinghe and linked him to fraud.
Mr Wickramasinghe says he is still prime minister, has refused to leave the official residence and wants the opportunity to prove in parliament that he still commands a majority.
It occurred as Mr Ranatunga tried to enter his office at the Ceylon Petroleum Corporation.