Police in hong kong have defended the shooting of an 18 year old protestor in the chest. Its the first time in months of demonstrations that a protestor has been injured by live ammunition. Police say the officer opened fire because he felt his life was under threat. Rupert Wingfield Hayes is in hong kong and sent this report. This was hong kongs birthday present to china. They had been told to stay home, that any protest today would be illegal. Any hope the protests would pass peacefully were quickly dashed. This was Central Hong Kong this afternoon, and this the town of tsuen wan, police and protesters fighting running street battles. In the middle of one such battle, this happened. As a young protester tries to strike a policeman with a metal bar, the officer shoots at almost point blank range. The 18 year old protester is expected to survive. But news of his shooting only increased the fury on the streets. We are not afraid. Because they shoot, we will get angrier and angrier. We a
Harry and meghan sue the mail on sunday newspaper the prince says the press are vilifying his wife. Police in hong kong have defended the shooting of an 18 year old protestor in the chest. Its the first time in months of demonstrations that a protestor has been injured by live ammunition. Police say the officer opened fire because he felt his life was under threat. We can go live to mariko oi in hong kong. How does this look from there now . As you can see behind me on the streets of hong kong it is now back to normal. Almost unimaginable how violent it was last night but this has become somewhat of a new normal. Violent clashes between police and protesters on the weekend and on special occasions like yesterday when china was celebrating the 70th anniversary of the foundation of the peoples republic of china. But as you mention, the first incident in which a protester was injured by a live ammunition yesterday and even though he is expected to survive, as you can imagine it has really
The shooting of an 18 year old protestor in the chest. Its the first time in months of demonstrations that a protestor has been injured by live ammunition. Police say the officer opened fire because he felt his life was under threat. Rupert Wingfield Hayes is in hong kong and sent this report. This was hong kongs birthday present to china. They had been told to stay home, that any protest today would be illegal. Any hope the protests would pass peacefully were quickly dashed. This was Central Hong Kong this afternoon, and this the town of tsuen wan, police and protesters fighting running street battles. In the middle of one such battle, this happened. As a young protester tries to strike a policeman with a metal bar, the officer shoots at almost point blank range. The 18 year old protester is expected to survive. But news of his shooting only increased the fury on the streets. We are not afraid. Because they shoot, we will get angrier and angrier. We are not afraid of them. Especially
70 years of marriage. And women are being advised to sleep on their side in the last three months of pregnancy, to avoid having a stillborn baby. To cut the risks of stillbirth. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Theresa may has met senior cabinet ministers in downing street in an effort to make progress on the stalled brexit talks. Discussions were expected to focus on a decision on raising the amount the uk will pay to leave the European Union. Today, the eus chief brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, said brussels was ready to offer the uk the most ambitious trade deal, but only if its terms were met. Also today, its been announced that amsterdam has been chosen as the location for the European Medicines Agency when britain leaves the bloc in 2019. Another london based organisation, the european banking agency, is to be relocated to paris. Heres our Political Editor, laura kuenssberg. Number ten is always a special place to visit. But today it was the scene of vital conversations f
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