Sri Lanka clashes: Mobs attack houses of more MPs; forces ordered to open fire on rioters

The two-month-old crisis in Sri Lanka deepened on Tuesday, with the government ordering troops to shoot looters on sight after a day of violence, which saw mobs torch houses belonging to the ruling Rajapaksa clan and the prime minister resign.

from Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/nationwide-curfew-follows-sri-lanka-violence-mahinda-faces-calls-for-arrest-key-developments/articleshow/91458014.cms