POST TIME: 3 October, 2019 00:00 00 AM
HK reels from ‘one of its most violent days’
BBC, Hong Kong
A woman holds up her phone showing a image as protesters and supporters gather outside the entrance to the West Kowloon Court in Hong Kong yesterday, where some 96 protesters arrested and charged with rioting during clashes with police on Sept 29 were to make an appearance in court. AFP photo
The 70th anniversary of Communist Party rule in China was “one of Hong Kong’s most violent and chaotic days”, the city’s police chief has said.
An 18-year-old protester was shot in the chest with a live bullet - one of six live rounds fired by police.
Protesters - some armed with poles, petrol bombs and other projectiles - fought pitched battles with police in several parts of Hong Kong.
In all police made 269 arrests, more than on any day since protests began.
Those detained ranged in age from 12 to 71. More than 100 people were taken to hospital and 30 police were injured.