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Government supporters and police clash outside the President's office in Colombo. Credit: AFP Photo
A mob assaulted a top Sri Lankan police officer and set fire to his vehicle near the prime minister's official residence in the capital Colombo on Tuesday, officials said.
Senior Deputy Inspector-General Deshabandu Tennakoon, the highest-ranking officer in Colombo "required emergency treatment and has returned home," a senior police official told AFP, adding that officers fired in the air to disperse the mob.
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