Hong Kong protesters vent anger over shooting
Violence continued to spiral in the early hours of Thursday (October 3) in Hong Kong as protesters went on a rampage, angry at the shooting of a teenager by police.
Demonstrators hurled molotov cocktails at this police station, where fire was quickly met with tear gas.
Fury found its way into metro stations too, where turnstiles and cameras were vandalized, while in the streets, roads were blocked.
Earlier, hundreds had rallied across the city to protest the shooting
Some held signs saying 'don't shoot our kids' while others folded origami cranes symbolising peace and freedom.
(SOUNDBITE) (English) PROTESTER, HENRY YU, SAYING:
"I think every Hong Kong people will not afraid of this brutality of the Hong Kong police. We will keep standing up and telling the government which are our five demands and keep protesting until the real democracy, and we have the real freedom in Hong Kong."
The wounded protester has been named as 18-year-old student Tony Tsang
Tsang was shot in the chest point-blank on Tuesday as he fought a police officer with a metal pipe, but is now stable in hospital, and under arrest.
On Thursday, he was charged with rioting and assaulting a police officer.
Rioting charges carry a jail sentence of up to 10 years - the other charges could mean more.
It was the first time a demonstrator was shot with a live round in the almost 17 weeks since unrest erupted in the city.
Police said it was self-defense, with officers worried about their lives, and acting according to official guidelines.
They're now urging the government to impose curfews to help curb the escalating violence.
