Sri Lankan writer Indi Samarajiva shares his experience living through the recent coup in his country, and the violent events that followed. He speaks with The World’s host Carol Hills about what people in the US can learn from other countries about how to understand violent extremism and Wednesday’s attack on the US Capitol.
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