Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa was blocked from departing the country after refusing to join a public queue at the Bandaranaike International Airport.
Aides for Rajapaksa arrived at the airport in Colombo on Monday with 15 passports belonging to the president and members of his family -- including First Lady Ioma Rajapaksa -- who had booked seats on a Sri Lankan Airlines flight leaving for Dubai at 6:25 p.m. local time, according to the military source.
Some of the protesters then broke into the property and splashed around in his swimming pool.Striking images shared on social media showed demonstrators singing protest songs and chanting slogans calling for Rajapaksa to resign. Other photos showed groups of demonstrators setting up barbecue pits to grill and cook food.Protesters take over the compound of Sri Lanka's Presidential Palace in Colombo on Saturday.Rajapaksa's current whereabouts within Sri Lanka are unknown.
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