A 21-year-old protester in Hong Kong was shot in the chest with a live round by a police officer, as clashes broke out across the city on Monday morning.
A traffic officer shot the protester and fired two more live rounds in Sai Wan Ho, on eastern Hong Kong Island, according to a police source.The police source did not provide any more details about the shooting or why the officer fired his gun. In a video clip of the incident shared online, the officer can be seen grappling with a protester. A second protester, dressed in black and wearing a face mask, approaches the scuffle, and the officer raises his gun.
Xi Jinping's message to Hong Kong: Get used to Carrie Lam 02:14The injured protester was taken to a hospital and is"under assessment" for a gunshot wound, a source with the Hong Kong Hospital Authority said. Police officers have since cordoned off the area where the protester was shot.Hong Kong student dies after fall in a parking garage during weekend protestsProtesters caused traffic disruptions at several locations around the city throughout Monday morning.
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