Tens of thousands of people surrounded Hong Kong’s government complex in opposition to a proposed extradition law that would allow criminal suspects to be sent to mainland China for trial.

Hong Kong police fired rubber-coated bullets, water cannon, and canisters of tear gas at goggle-wearing demonstrators, who threw plastic bottles and set up metal barricades with umbrellas to protect from pepper spray.

The police commissioner called it a “riot situation”.

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