A senior Hong Kong official has described the city's legislative council as a 'big crime scene,' just hours after hundreds of masked, mainly young protesters stormed the building, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake
A senior Hong Kong official has described the city's legislative council as a"big crime scene," just hours after hundreds of masked, mainly young protesters stormed the building, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake.
Graffiti-scrawled slogans, broken glass and strewn debris were just a few of the outward signs of a night which marked an apparent turning point in the city's weeks-long protest movement against a controversial extradition bill.At a press conference Tuesday morning, Legislative Council President Andrew Leung said police are now in control of the building and carrying out investigative work. "Right now, LegCo is a big crime scene," he said.
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