Hong Kong On Lockdown During Widespread Violent Clashes

Daily Mail: Hong Kong on lockdown: Police tell public to stay indoors after student, 18, is shot in chest by cop and another officer threatens to throw Molotov cocktails at protesters as streets are turned into battlefield

* Hong Kong is on lockdown after clashes erupted in a dozen places as police urged public to stay at home
* The financial hub was rocked by blood and violence, marring China's grand National Day celebrations
* Footage shows a police officer shooting a protester at close range while being hit by him with a baton
* The student was in critical condition after debris of the bullet was said to be lodged an inch from his heart
* A police spokesperson said the officer was forced to shoot the 18-year-old 'assailant' to save his own life
* Another cop was filmed yelling at random onlookers, threatening to throw petrol bombs at protesters
* Anti-riot squad fired another two live warning shots in Yau Ma Tei as they tried to disperse demonstrators
* Organisers said at least 100,000 people marched along a broad city thoroughfare in defiance of a ban
* Britain's Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab called the use of live ammunition by police 'disproportionate'

Hong Kong police have urged the public to stay indoors after an 18-year-old protester was shot in the chest by an anti-riot officer during a clash.

Another policeman has been filmed shouting at random onlookers, threatening to throw Molotov cocktails at 'rioter' protesters as the city is rocked by unprecedented level of violence amid China's National Day celebrations.

The injured demonstrator was hit in the chest by a police officer in the city's Tsuen Wan district this afternoon and was taken to Princess Margaret Hospital.

The bullet punctured one of his lungs and was lodged in his chest only an inch from his heart. The teenager is a secondary school pupil and was in critical condition, according to reports.

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