Airport staff reportedly block departing president from using VIP lane to board flight to Dubai
The Sri Lankan president, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, has made a failed attempt to flee the country but airport staff stood in his way and forced him to beat a humiliating retreat.on Wednesday after months of demonstrations calling for him to step down, was reportedly trying to escape to Dubai on Monday night.
It appears that the president has attempted to follow several avenues of escape in recent days but all have proved futile. The Indian government reportedly refused permission for a Sri Lankan military air force plane carrying the president to land at an Indian civilian airport, while the US embassy refused to grant him a visitor visa, according to US embassy sources who spoke to local media.
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