One killed as Sri Lankan police open fire at protesters

Members of Sri Lanka’s opposition political party National People’s Power take part in an anti-government protest rally in Colombo (Eranga Jayawardena/AP)

Sri Lankan police have opened fire at a group of people protesting against new fuel price increases, killing one and injuring 13 others.

It was the first shooting by security forces during weeks of demonstrations over the country’s worst economic crisis in decades.