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Sri Lanka president flees country on military jet – BBC News


Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has fled the country on a military jet, amid mass protests over its economic crisis.

The country’s air force confirmed the 73-year-old flew to the Maldives with his wife and two security officials.

Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has declared a state of emergency across the country.

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