Sri Lanka Protesters Seize State Broadcaster as Anger Grows
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Sri Lanka’s state broadcaster Rupavahini went off air after being seized by protesters amid widening unrest that led President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the bankrupt country early Wednesday.
At about 1:02 p.m. in Colombo -- shortly after the protester-imposed deadline lapsed for Rajapaksa to submit his resignation -- Rupavahini telecast images of one of its anchors introducing two protesters, shortly after which the channel played the national anthem and went off air.