Protesters in Sri Lanka try to storm presidential office amid country’s worsening financial crisis

Sri Lankan protesters attempted to storm the country’s presidential office on March 15. 2022, amid the worst financial crisis in its modern history. A crowd marshalled by the main opposition party surrounded the office and clashed with police, who resisted efforts to storm the building. This came after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa met with a visiting International Monetary Fund delegation in an attempt to resolve Sri Lanka’s deepening financial crisis, caused by a foreign currency shortage and debt problems.