Heavy security presence in Colombo as Sri Lankan parliament nominates president

Security forces amassed in Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, as nominations for the presidency took place in parliament following wide-scale protests that prompted Gotabaya Rajapaksa to resign as president and flee the island nation. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Freedom over censorship, truth over narrative. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RTnews Follow us on Telegram: t.me/rtnews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RT_com