Pro-government supporters attack demonstrators in Colombo during the Sri Lankan crisis.
After breaking over police lines and attacking individuals with sticks and poles, police fired tear gas and water cannon at government supporters.
Boakyewaa Lawrencia 
The capital of Sri Lanka has been placed under curfew after supporters of the ruling party attacked protesters protesting the government's handling of the economic crisis.
The violence outside the prime minister's and president's offices in Colombo injured at least 20 persons.
After breaking over police lines and attacking individuals with sticks and poles, police fired tear gas and water cannon at government supporters.
Since last month, rising prices and power outages have sparked widespread protests.
The island nation is in the midst of its biggest economic crisis since its 1948 independence from the United Kingdom.
The government has asked for financial assistance in an emergency. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa is widely despised in Sri Lanka.
