Food riots: Violent protests erupt in Sri Lanka and Iran
May 17, 2022 22:45:12 GMT -5
Post by OmegaMan on May 17, 2022 22:45:12 GMT -5
Food riots: Violent protests erupt in Sri Lanka and Iran as prices of everyday goods soar
Tuesday, May 17, 2022 by: Ramon Tomey
Tags: big government, chaos, civil unrest, Collapse, famine, food collapse, food inflation, food prices, food riots, hunger, Inflation, Iran, national security, panic, protest, rationing, riots, scarcity, Sri Lanka, starvation, uprising, violence
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(Natural News) Protests in Sri Lanka caused by rising food prices have escalated from bad to worse as angry protesters clashed with law enforcement.
Sri Lankans incensed by the rapidly rising prices of food and other commodities burned down homes belonging to 38 politicians. The Sri Lanka Police said on May 10 that demonstrators have also burned down 75 other houses. At least nine people have been killed and more than 200 injured during the civil unrest, which sparked as Colombo allegedly mishandled the country’s worse economic crisis since 1948.
On the same day, the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defense ordered soldiers to shoot anyone found damaging state property or assaulting officials. Armed troops were also deployed to disperse violent demonstrators. They assisted police officers, who were firing tear gas and water cannons, in quelling angry Sri Lankans.
Soldiers were called in after protesters twice attempted to breach former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahindra Rajapaksa’s Temple Trees residence. While the rioters were unsuccessful, they managed to burn down his ancestral home at the town of Hambantota in the country’s southernmost tip. Soldiers were also tapped to evacuate Rajapaksa and his immediate family during an early morning operation after the Sri Lankan leader stepped down from his post. (Related: Inflation riots have begun: Sri Lankan Cabinet offers to resign as widespread unrest over price spikes boils over.)
Rajapaksa’s resignation followed the emergence of television footage on May 9 that showed government supporters inflicting violence on demonstrators in several locations across the capital. The prime minister’s supporters beat protesters with sticks, tore down their tents and set them on fire.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2022 by: Ramon Tomey
Tags: big government, chaos, civil unrest, Collapse, famine, food collapse, food inflation, food prices, food riots, hunger, Inflation, Iran, national security, panic, protest, rationing, riots, scarcity, Sri Lanka, starvation, uprising, violence
This article may contain statements that reflect the opinion of the author
(Natural News) Protests in Sri Lanka caused by rising food prices have escalated from bad to worse as angry protesters clashed with law enforcement.
Sri Lankans incensed by the rapidly rising prices of food and other commodities burned down homes belonging to 38 politicians. The Sri Lanka Police said on May 10 that demonstrators have also burned down 75 other houses. At least nine people have been killed and more than 200 injured during the civil unrest, which sparked as Colombo allegedly mishandled the country’s worse economic crisis since 1948.
On the same day, the Sri Lankan Ministry of Defense ordered soldiers to shoot anyone found damaging state property or assaulting officials. Armed troops were also deployed to disperse violent demonstrators. They assisted police officers, who were firing tear gas and water cannons, in quelling angry Sri Lankans.
Soldiers were called in after protesters twice attempted to breach former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahindra Rajapaksa’s Temple Trees residence. While the rioters were unsuccessful, they managed to burn down his ancestral home at the town of Hambantota in the country’s southernmost tip. Soldiers were also tapped to evacuate Rajapaksa and his immediate family during an early morning operation after the Sri Lankan leader stepped down from his post. (Related: Inflation riots have begun: Sri Lankan Cabinet offers to resign as widespread unrest over price spikes boils over.)
Rajapaksa’s resignation followed the emergence of television footage on May 9 that showed government supporters inflicting violence on demonstrators in several locations across the capital. The prime minister’s supporters beat protesters with sticks, tore down their tents and set them on fire.
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