Shots fired as Sri Lanka political crisis escalates

Sri Lanka police said 2 people were injured when shots were fired in Colombo, as a constitutional crisis sparked by PM Ranil Wickremesinghe's sacking turned violent. Bodyguards for petroleum minister Arjuna Ranatunga fired live rounds at a mob loyal to President Maithripala Sirisena after the group tried to take the cabinet member hostage.

from Times of India https://ift.tt/2Slp3xQ