Sri Lanka police impose curfew, fire tear gas as unrest escalates

Sri Lanka police impose curfew, fire tear gas as unrest escalates

(Reuters) – POLICE in Sri Lanka’s commercial capital, Colombo, imposed a curfew after firing tear gas and using a water cannon on student protesters on Friday, ahead of a planned weekend rally, as public discontent escalates over the worst economic crisis in seven decades. The island nation has been crippled by a shortage of foreign …

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