Sri Lankan troops on Colombo streets
Sri Lankan army soldiers patrol during curfew in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AP photo)
Sri Lankan troops on Colombo streets
Sri Lankan army soldiers patrol during curfew in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (AP photo)
Sri Lankan troops on Colombo streets
Weeks of overwhelmingly peaceful demonstrations against Sri Lanka's crippling economic crisis boiled over on Monday, with at least nine people killed and furious mobs torching the homes of government lawmakers. (AP photo)
Sri Lankan troops on Colombo streets
Sri Lanka's defense ministry ordered security forces on Tuesday to shoot anyone causing injury to people or property to contain widespread arson and mob violence targeting government supporters. (AP photo)
Sri Lankan troops on Colombo streets
Sri Lankan troops on Colombo streets
Security forces have been instructed to shoot on sight anyone engaged in arson or committing further violence after struggling to curb unrest over the past two days. (AP photo)
Sri Lankan troops on Colombo streets
Sri Lankan army soldiers patrol during curfew in Colombo. (AP photo)
Sri Lankan troops on Colombo streets
Sri Lankan army soldiers man a check point outside the prime minister's residence in Colombo. (AP photo)
Sri Lankan troops on Colombo streets
Small groups of young men were still seen roaming Colombo's streets late on Tuesday after the defence ministry announcement, defying the stay-home order that had already been in effect for 24 hours. (AP photo)
Sri Lankan troops on Colombo streets
Sri Lankan army soldiers stand guard outside prime minister's residence a day after clashes between government supporters and anti-government protesters in Colombo. (AP photo)
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