According to a report by CNBC, some protesters, holding Sri Lankan flags and helmets, broke into the president’s residence, video footage from local TV news NewsFirst channel showed.
Thousands of protesters also broke open the gates of the sea-front presidential secretariat, which has been the site of a sit-in protest for months, and entered the premises, TV footage showed.
WATCH: Thousands of protesters storm the president’s official residence
WATCH: Thousands of protesters storm the president’s official residence