 Outside Africa, houses of several lawmakers of Sri Lanka's ruling party were set on fire by anti-government protesters, claiming they were behind a mob attack on Gail Force. Local media reports says violence erupted in Sri Lanka amid a crippling economic crisis after mobs supporting Mahinda Raja Paksa, who resigned as a prime minister, attacked peaceful protesters. The protesters were said to have set ablaze the residents of several politicians including the ruling MP Sanat Nishanta.