More than 100 people were injured during mass protests in Sri Lanka, where demonstrators seized the presidential palace.

According to the latest information, at least 103 people were injured during the mass protests that took place on July 9 in Colombo, the capital of Sri Lanka, according to the local newspaper News First. According to him, 11 journalists were among the victims.

The Colombo National Hospital reported that 55 people were hospitalized, one victim is in the intensive care unit. Three people received gunshot wounds. The dead are not reported.

Police have arrested three people who are suspected of setting fire to the residence of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe.

• On July 9, against the backdrop of the biggest economic crisis in Sri Lanka, tens of thousands of people staged a protest in Colombo. The demonstrations were attended by people from different parts of the country. They demanded that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Ranil Wickramasinghe resign. Protesters broke into the president's residence and office, and set fire to the prime minister's residence. In the evening, the head of government announced that the president would resign on July 13.