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Sri Lankan president’s brother quits; UN launches aid appeal

A man holds a placard demanding the arrest of former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police fire tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters who made an attempt to enter the police headquarters during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester washes his eyes to avoid tear gas effect during a protest outside police head quarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) An anti government protester throws back a tear gas canister during a clash with police in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A police officer pushes back a protester during a protest outside police head quarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man runs from tear gas fired by police to disperse anti-government protesters near police headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police fire tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters during a protest outside the police headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Police fire tear gas to disperse anti-government protesters who made an attempt to enter the police headquarters during a protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester washes his eyes to avoid tear gas effect during a protest outside police head quarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A protester is seen engulfed in tear gas fired by police to disperse anti government protesters near police headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A man carry an injured protester during a clash between police and anti government protesters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) A Buddhist nun falls next to a barricade after inhaling tear gas during a protest outside police headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, June 9, 2022. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) FILE- Sri Lankan lawmaker Basil Rajapaksa speaks to his officials after he was appointed as country's finance minister in Colombo, Sri Lanka, July 8, 2021. Rajapaksa, the younger brother of Sri Lanka's president and the country's former finance minister, quit Parliament on Thursday amid mounting criticism of his alleged role in dragging the island nation into its worst economic crisis in memory. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena, File)