Hundreds of protesters led by a government minister laid siege to the U.N. compound in Colombo, trapping workers inside for hours in an effort to force the world body to cancel its investigation of alleged abuses committed during Sri Lanka's civil war.
More than 125 people were believed in the compound Tuesday when the protesters first descended on the building in the morning after burning effigies of United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Police tried to break up the protest in the evening and escorted some of the trapped workers out of the compound, but quickly pulled back after Housing Minister Wimal Weerawansa _ who led the protest _ ordered them …
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