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| Hong Kong police shoot man in Monday morning rush hour protests | Hong Kong police shoot man in Monday morning rush hour protests |
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| A policeman has shot at least one person in protests during Monday morning rush hour in Hong Kong. | A policeman has shot at least one person in protests during Monday morning rush hour in Hong Kong. |
| Footage shown live on Facebook showed the officer drawing his gun before grappling with a man at a roadblock. | Footage shown live on Facebook showed the officer drawing his gun before grappling with a man at a roadblock. |
| Another man, wearing a face mask, then approaches and the officer shoots him, hitting him in the torso. | Another man, wearing a face mask, then approaches and the officer shoots him, hitting him in the torso. |
| As the grapple continues, the officer fires another two rounds - although it's not clear from the footage whether the bullets hit anyone. | As the grapple continues, the officer fires another two rounds - although it's not clear from the footage whether the bullets hit anyone. |
| The person who was shot is undergoing surgery and is in a critical condition, a Hospital Authority spokesman told the BBC. | |
| The spokesman said he was not aware of a second person being injured. | |
| It's the third time police have shot someone with live rounds since the Hong Kong protests began in June. | It's the third time police have shot someone with live rounds since the Hong Kong protests began in June. |
| The first incident was during protests on 1 October when China was celebrating 70 years of communist rule. The second case was a teenage boy shot in the leg on 4 October. | The first incident was during protests on 1 October when China was celebrating 70 years of communist rule. The second case was a teenage boy shot in the leg on 4 October. |
| The Monday morning shootings happened as protesters tried to block a junction at Sai Wan Ho on the north-east of the island. | The Monday morning shootings happened as protesters tried to block a junction at Sai Wan Ho on the north-east of the island. |
| Protesters used barricades to block roads in various areas of the city, leading to long traffic jams. Some railway lines were also disrupted. | Protesters used barricades to block roads in various areas of the city, leading to long traffic jams. Some railway lines were also disrupted. |
| Police earlier said that "radical protesters" had set up barricades across the city and warned them to "stop their illegal acts immediately". | Police earlier said that "radical protesters" had set up barricades across the city and warned them to "stop their illegal acts immediately". |
| There are numerous reports of other clashes across Hong Kong. In one video circulating online, a police motorcycle seems intentionally to ram into protesters. | There are numerous reports of other clashes across Hong Kong. In one video circulating online, a police motorcycle seems intentionally to ram into protesters. |
| Several universities have cancelled their classes for the day due to the transport chaos. | Several universities have cancelled their classes for the day due to the transport chaos. |
| The latest violence comes after a student died on Friday after falling from a ledge in a car park, reportedly trying to flee from police tear gas. | The latest violence comes after a student died on Friday after falling from a ledge in a car park, reportedly trying to flee from police tear gas. |
| Why are there protests in Hong Kong? | Why are there protests in Hong Kong? |
| Hong Kong is part of China but as a former British colony it has some autonomy and people have more rights. | Hong Kong is part of China but as a former British colony it has some autonomy and people have more rights. |
| The protests started in June against plans to allow extradition to the mainland - which many feared would undermine the city's freedoms. | The protests started in June against plans to allow extradition to the mainland - which many feared would undermine the city's freedoms. |
| The bill was withdrawn in September but demonstrations continued and now call for full democracy and an inquiry into police behaviour. | The bill was withdrawn in September but demonstrations continued and now call for full democracy and an inquiry into police behaviour. |
| Clashes between police and activists have become increasingly violent and in October the city banned all face masks. | Clashes between police and activists have become increasingly violent and in October the city banned all face masks. |