Sri Lankan police detain 3 people who set fire to PM's residence

Sri Lanka's law enforcement agencies detained three people accused of setting fire to Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe's residence, Report informs via Daily Mirror.

The detainees are 19, 24 and 28 years old. They were among hundreds of protesters who broke through the cordon and entered the prime minister's residence in Colombo last night.

On July 9, thousands of demonstrators took to the streets of the Sri Lankan capital, demanding the resignation of the head of state. They occupied the residences of the Prime Minister, as well as President Gotabai Rajapaksa, who is expected to resign on July 13.