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A Hong Kong police officer shot at masked protesters on Monday morning, hitting at least one in the torso, while the anger caused by the recent death of a student spilled on the rush hour trip.<\/p>\n
The shooting, which was broadcast live on Facebook, is the latest escalation in more than five months of protests in favor of democracy that have involved the international financial center and damaged its reputation.<\/p>\n
The images showed a police officer pulling out his gun in the Sai Wan Ho district while trying to stop a masked person at a crossing that had been blocked by protesters.<\/p>\n
Another masked individual approached the officer and was shot in the chest area, quickly falling to the ground, clutching his left side.<\/p>\n
Seconds later, the officer fired two more rounds live during a fight and another masked protester fell to the ground, although the images were not so clear on whether he was hit.<\/p>\n
The police then arrested the two people on the ground.<\/p>\n
You could see a pool of blood near the first individual whose body initially seemed flaccid, although the person was consciously filmed and even trying to escape.<\/p>\n
The second man was conscious, shouting his name to the journalists as they handcuffed him.<\/p>\n
A police source, speaking on condition of anonymity, confirmed AFP<\/em> that live rounds were fired at more than one protester in Sai Wan Ho and that a statement would be issued.<\/p>\n Hospital authorities said three people were admitted for the incident, one with a gunshot wound.<\/p>\n Hong Kong has been affected by 24 consecutive weeks of enormous and increasingly violent demonstrations, but Beijing has refused to give in to a movement that demands greater democratic rights and police responsibility.<\/p>\n Tensions have skyrocketed in the last days after the death on Friday of a 22-year-old student who succumbed to injuries sustained by a fall in the vicinity of a police cleanup operation the previous weekend.<\/p>\n The city has seen four days of violent protests since Alex Chow's death, as well as tens of thousands who attended peaceful mass vigils.<\/p>\n Using online messaging forums, activists had called a general strike on Monday morning.<\/p>\n The flashmob protests arose in several districts during the commuter period, with small groups of masked protesters targeting subway stations and building barricades at road crossings.<\/p>\n Even before the shooting in Sai Wan Ho, tear gas had been fired in at least two other places.<\/p>\n A video broadcast by protesters on the messaging channels of the Kwai Fong district showed a police officer trying to drive his motorcycle several times against protesters who had gathered on a highway.<\/p>\n Monday's shooting is the third time the police shoot at protesters with live bullets. The previous two instances occurred last month when protesters attacked police officers and victims, both teenagers, survived their injuries.<\/p>\n Without a political solution on the table, officers have had to fight violent protesters and are now hated by large groups of the deeply polarized population.<\/p>\n Immediately after Monday's shooting, crowds of locals gathered to throw insults at agents who responded with pepper gas and made multiple arrests.<\/p>\n The police have defended their tactics as a response provided to protesters who embraced throwing bricks and gasoline bombs, as well as tearing apart pro-China businesses and hitting opponents.<\/p>\n But an independent investigation into the police has become a central demand of the protest movement, with public anger fueled by weekly videos of controversial police tactics and aggressive interactions with locals.<\/p>\n In an incident that caused a fuss, a police officer on Friday night shouted to the protesters that he and his colleagues were "opening a bottle of champagne" after the student's death.<\/p>\n The force said that the officer was later reprimanded for his language.<\/p>\n Both the non-elected leader of Beijing and Hong Kong, Carrie Lam, have rejected an independent investigation, saying that the current city police watchman lives up to it.<\/p>\n But last week, in an embarrassing setback, an international panel of experts appointed by the authorities to advise the control body said it currently did not have the capacity or resources to conduct such a large investigation.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/pre>\n<\/pre>\n Source: https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/1516057\/hong-kong-police-shoot-protesters-as-flashmob-rallies-target-rush-hour<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" A Hong Kong police officer shot at masked protesters on Monday morning, hitting at least one in the torso, while the anger caused by the recent death of a student spilled on the rush hour trip. 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