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Sri Lanka PM Ranil tells military and police to 'restore order'

The demonstrators "want to stop me from discharging my responsibilities as acting president", Sri Lankan Prime Minister said.

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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe instructed the military and police "to do what is necessary to restore order", he said in a televised statement Wednesday after protesters attacked his office.

The demonstrators "want to stop me from discharging my responsibilities as acting president", he added. "We can't allow fascists to take over."

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