Protests continued on Tuesday despite a curfew, with some people defying the shoot-on-sight order to torch buildings and vehicles.
The Rajapaksa clan’s hold on power has been shaken by months of blackouts and shortages of essential goods in Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis since independence in 1948.
Why do so many people want to burn down their own neighborhoods?
Great question. Just consider the people who are doing the burning and looting.