Hong Kong protests: Violence returns as police officer shoots protester during clashes

Hong Kong is in the fifth month of protests that began in June over a proposed extradition law and have expanded to include demands for greater democracy and other grievances.

Protesters vandalise a shopping mall during an anti-government demonstration in Tsuen Wan in Hong Kong, China, November 10, 2019. (REUTERS)

In a fresh escalation of violence in Hong Kong, the police opened fire and wounded at least one protester on Monday, Reuters reported. The video footage showed a protestor lying in a pool of blood as the police subdued a woman nearby as plastic crates were thrown at the officers. Services on some train and subway lines were also disrupted early on Monday, with traffic snarled and riot police deployed near stations and shopping malls.