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Security tight in Sri Lanka's capital after state of emergency declared

Sri Lankan crime scene officers inspect damaged vehicles after they were set on fire by demonstrators at the top of the road to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence during a protest against him. [Reuters]

Police and the military patrolled Sri Lanka's capital city, Colombo, as shops slowly opened on Saturday - the first day after a state of emergency was declared to tackle growing unrest amid an unprecedented economic crisis.

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