Colombo, July 14 (TIWN) One person died and 84 others injured in anti-government protests in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo, media reports said.

The injured included protesters who were outside the prime minister’s office as well as those who were outside parliament later in the evening on Wednesday.

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had appointed Prime Minister Wickremesinghe as acting President of the country, triggering further protests.