Former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, who leads the country's joint opposition, speaks to his supporters during an anti-government protest in Colombo, Sri Lanka September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Thousands of Sri Lankan opposition demonstrators led by former leader Mahinda Rajapaksa blocked a main road in Colombo on Wednesday in protest at economic hardship and the delaying of provincial polls.
Police did not give an estimate but independent analysts said the number of demonstrators in the capital could be well over 15,000, mainly from rural Sri Lanka.
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