Sri Lanka anti-government protests continue despite curfew

Defying a nationwide curfew in Sri Lanka, several hundred protesters continued to chant slogans against the government on Tuesday, a day after violent clashes left four dead and prompted the resignation of the prime minister, who is blamed along with his brother, the president, for leading the country into its worst economic crisis in decades. 

FRANCE 24's International Affairs Editor Armen Georgian tells us more.

How Sri Lanka fell into its worst economic crisis in history ?

Sri Lanka deployed thousands of troops and police Tuesday to enforce a curfew after several people were killed in the worst violence in weeks of protests over an unprecedented economic crisis. Sri Lanka has been suffering its worst economic crisis in history, with a severe shortage of foreign exchange stalling the essential of imports, including drugs and fuel.