(DM) – 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 onlookers, demanding them throw Molotov cocktails at anti-government ‘rioter’ protesters as the city is rocked by an 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. Debris from the bullet was lodged in his chest only an inch from his heart and he is in critical condition, according to reports. He is said to be an 18-year-old pupil. Footage posted by The Hong Kong University Students’ Union shows a police officer drawing the gun and shooting a male activist at close range as the protester beat the officer with a baton. Strife-torn Hong Kong today marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China with defiant ‘Day of Grief’ protests. Fresh clashes occurred between pro-democracy activists and police after tens of thousands of demonstrators ignored a ban on marches and took to the streets. READ MORE
