Hong Kong descends into chaos as protesters storm legislature
World News
June 30, 2019 / 6:25 PM / Updated 3 minutes ago
John Ruwitch, Sumeet Chatterjee
6 Min Read
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong protesters stormed the Legislative Council on the anniversary of the former British colony’s 1997 return to Chinese rule on Monday amid widespread anger over laws that would allow extraditions to China.
A small group of mostly students wearing hard hats and masks used a metal trolley, poles and pieces of scaffolding to charge again and again at the compound’s reinforced glass, which finally gave.
Some protesters broke into the building but it was unclear how many were still inside. The council, Hong Kong’s mini-parliament, issued a red alert, ordering the protesters to leave immediately.
It did not say what would happen if they didn’t.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-hongkong-extradition/hong-kong-descends-into-chaos-as-protesters-storm-legislature-idUSKCN1TV0YE?il=0
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