Hong Kong protests October 2, 2019

	International criticism mounts after protester is shot in Hong Kong Violence in Hong Kong escalated dramatically as a demonstrator was shot and critically injured by police with a live round on Oct. 1, the same day that Beijing marked the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. The photo is from a video on the Facebook page of HKUSU Campus TV, which said it was of the incident. Read our coverage of Hong Kong protests here.
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