NNA - Sri Lankan police have arrested those accused of setting fire to the prime minister's house following protests in the capital Colombo yesterday, which led to the escape of the country's president shortly before storming the presidential residence, according to "Russia Today".

Sri Lankan social networking sites were abuzz with videos showing a crowd of protesters storming the presidential residence.

The protesters then threw a party at President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's home, where they spent their time swimming in his pool, doing fitness exercises in the gym, wrestling in his bed and taking souvenir photos in his office.

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