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Sri Lanka issues ‘shoot-on-sight’ order to quell unrest

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Sri Lanka has ordered troops to shoot on sight after it granted its military and police emergency powers to arrest people without warrants in the wake of Monday’s violence that left seven people dead and resulted in the resignation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
“Security forces have been ordered to shoot on sight anyone looting public property or causing harm to life,” the defence ministry said on Tuesday.
As the Indian Ocean nation battles its worst economic crisis in history, thousands of protesters defied an islandwide curfew until 7am on Tuesday to continue protesting.

Al Jazeera’s Minelle Fernandez reports from Colombo.

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World
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Sri Lanka political crisis, Sri lanka army
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