Daily Mail: Hong Kong police officer shoots protester at point-blank range while activists set another man on FIRE after dousing him with petrol as fresh violence erupts after city's 24th weekend of protests
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* Footage broadcast live on Facebook showed a Hong Kong police officer firing his weapon at a masked man
* The protester was critically wounded by the gunshot during rush-hour clashes in Sai Wan Ho this morning
* The shooting has already sparked further anger at alleged police brutality and calls for an 'indefinite' strike
* Separate footage showed another man being set on fire after remonstrating with a group of protesters
* Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said the violence had gone far beyond the protesters' demands for democracy
A Hong Kong police officer shot a masked protester at point-blank range while activists set another man on fire after dousing him in petrol as a fresh round of violence erupted across the city today.
The masked man was critically wounded by a gunshot in Sai Wan Ho as wild scuffles broke out this morning after the city's 24th straight weekend of protests.
In footage broadcast live on Facebook, a Hong Kong policeman drew his weapon as he wrestled with a man at a blockaded road junction, with a second protester advancing towards them in a bid to help his comrade.
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1 comment:
China will make any provocation for making Hong Kong protesters more and more violent. At the end a good opportunity for taking over HK. That's just a matter of time.
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