Protesters arrested as streets of Hong Kong become protest battlefield on China National Day
Record ID:
1434541
Protesters arrested as streets of Hong Kong become protest battlefield on China National Day
- Title: Protesters arrested as streets of Hong Kong become protest battlefield on China National Day
- Date: 1st October 2019
- Summary: HONG KONG, CHINA (OCTOBER 1, 2019) (REUTERS) ***WARNING: CONTAINS PROFANITY*** VARIOUS POLICE CHARGING TOWARDS PROTESTERS IN WAN CHAI POLICE FIRE RUBBER BULLETS VARIOUS OF POLICE ARRESTING PROTESTER VARIOUS OF POLICE ARRESTING ANOTHER PROTESTER PROTESTERS RUNNING AWAY / FIRE FIRE VARIOUS PROTESTERS RUNNING AWAY PROTESTER KICKING A TEAR GAS CANISTER TEAR GAS CANISTER EMITTING SMOKE PROTESTERS THROW CANISTER BACK RIOT POLICE MARCHING DOWN THE STREET RIOT POLICE LOOKING ON RIOT POLICE MARCHING DOWN THE STREET AND FIRING TEAR GAS / THINGS BURNING ON STREET RIOT POLICE LOOKING ON VARIOUS RIOT POLICE ARREST A MAN RIOT POLICE LOOKING ON PROTESTERS SHIELDING THEMSELVES BEHIND UMBRELLAS AS TEAR GAS FIRED IN SHA TIN 16. PROTESTER PROVOKING POLICE PROTESTERS HIDING BEHIND CHAIR PROTESTERS / TEAR GAS RIOT POLICE LOOKING ON VARIOUS RIOT POLICE FIRING TEAR GAS VARIOUS PROTESTERS HIDING BEHIND CHAIR VARIOUS POLICE FIRING TEAR GAS VARIOUS PROTESTERS HIDING BEHIND CHAIR RIOT POLICE CHARGING TOWARDS PROTESTERS VARIOUS RIOT POLICE ARRESTING PROTESTERS
- Embargoed: 15th October 2019 13:33
- Keywords: Hong Kong protesters. protests China violence arrest
- Location: HONG KONG, CHINA
- City: HONG KONG, CHINA
- Country: Hong Kong
- Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Civil Unrest
- Reuters ID: LVA001AZ9L007
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: Hong Kong police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at pro-democracy protesters throwing petrol bombs in the Asian financial hub on Tuesday (October 1) as its Chinese rulers celebrated the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic.
Cat-and-mouse clashes spread from the upmarket district of Causeway Bay to the Admiralty area of government offices on Hong Kong island with many protesters arrested.
Violence also escalated across the harbour to Kowloon and beyond to the New Territories in the most widespread unrest in nearly four months.
The South China Morning Post and television reports said at least one person was wounded in the chest by police firing live rounds. Police did not respond to requests for comment but have said they fired live rounds into the air in previous clashes.
Video footage of a police officer firing at a protester at close range went viral, but there was no immediate verification of its authenticity.
Fifteen people were wounded across the territory, one critically, the Hospital Authority said without giving details.
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