Sri Lanka in crisis after president flees

Name: Video shows protestors flee amidst tear gas from Sri Lankan police
Uploaded: 2023-09-09T16:42:32Z
Duration: 3 min 29 s
Description: Tensions boil over in Sri Lanka as law enforcers have used tear gas and water canons on protestors after Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been appointed the country's acting President, just hours after embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country for the Maldives. CNN's Will Ripley reports.

By Rob Picheta, Aditi Sangal and Adrienne Vogt, CNN

Updated 4:24 PM EDT, Wed July 13, 2022