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Hong Kong Police Shoot Protester as Flashmob Rallies Target Rush Hour

Agence France-Presse

   HONG KONG - A Hong Kong police officer shot at masked protesters on
   Monday morning, hitting at least one in the torso, as anger sparked by
   the recent death of a student spilled into the rush hour commute.

   The shooting, which was broadcast live on Facebook, is the latest
   escalation in more than five months of seething pro-democracy protests
   that have engulfed the international financial hub and battered its
   reputation.

   Footage showed a police officer drawing his sidearm in the district of
   Sai Wan Ho as he tried to detain a masked person at a junction that had
   been blocked by protesters.

   Another masked individual then approached the officer and was shot in
   the chest area, quickly falling to the ground, clutching their left
   side.

   Seconds later, two more live rounds were fired by the officer during a
   scuffle and another masked protester went to ground, although the
   footage was less clear as to whether he was struck.
   

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