Fleeing Sri Lankan president lands in the Maldives
13 July 2022, 06:04 pm | Updated: 23 November 2024, 11:22 am
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Sri Lanka's embattled President Gotabaya Rajapaksa landed in the neighbouring Maldives Wednesday, local officials said, ahead of his expected resignation after months of protestsm, reports AFP.
The 73-year-old leader, his wife and a bodyguard were driven under police escort to an undisclosed location after they arrived in a military Antonov-32 aircraft from Sri Lanka, an airport official in Male told AFP.
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