Hong Kong Protester Shot in the Chest by Police during Clashes

• 10.01.2019, 16:53
•  Asia,  World

Reuters

A Hong Kong pro-democracy protester has been shot in the chest after a police officer opened live fire during clashes on Tuesday, as China celebrated the 70th anniversary of the communist-led government in Beijing, Al-Jazeera reports.

The incident was the first time a protester has been shot, in an escalation of the months-long unrest that has rocked the city.

Local media said that the prostester is in "critical condition".

During the day, protesters spray-painted slogans aiming at the government, such as "Topple the Commies" and "Communist China, go to hell," before street battles broke out in several neighbourhoods across the city, including ones near the government office headquarters.