Article 42ZRH Sri Lanka MPs fight in parliament as power struggle deepens

Sri Lanka MPs fight in parliament as power struggle deepens

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Michael Safi and Amantha Perera in Colombo
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Sitting abandoned after speaker rushed by MPs loyal to Mahinda Rajapaksa

One MP was hospitalised and another accused of brandishing a knife during an all-out brawl on the floor of Sri Lanka's parliament, in the latest escalation of the political turmoil that has left the country without an agreed prime minister or cabinet.

The session on Thursday morning was abandoned after supporters of Mahinda Rajapaksa, the disputed prime minister, rushed at the parliament's speaker, Karu Jayasuriya.

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