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A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Protesters and para medics carry an injured protester into an ambulance following a military eviction of protesters from the presidential secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Protesters and para medics carry an injured protester into an ambulance following a military eviction of protesters from the presidential secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man sells national flags at the protest site outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandoes and army soldiers stand guard outside the president's office, after troops and police cleared the main camp of protestors following months of demonstrations, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Protesters and para medics carry an injured protester into an ambulance following a military eviction of protesters from the presidential secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Government hospital staff members shout anti-government slogans condemning the eviction of protesters from the president's office using military force in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) A protester uses an improvised ladder as he prepares to leave the premise in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Army soldiers stand guard as protesters shout slogans at the site of a protest camp outside the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) A man shouts anti-government slogans during a protest against military eviction of protesters from the president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester shows a placard with anti-government slogans during a protest against military eviction of protesters from their protest site in the president's office premises in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Protesters shout anti-government slogans during a protest against military eviction of protesters from the president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police commandos stand guard at a barricade outside president's office in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)