Hong Kong police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who massed outside government headquarters in opposition to a proposed extradition bill that's become a lightning rod for concerns over greater Chinese control and erosion of civil liberties
Riot police run toward protesters June 12 after firing tear gas outside the Legislative Council in Hong Kong.
Earlier, a curt government statement said the legislative session scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. would be"changed to a later time." Officials gave no indication of when that would be and Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam canceled a scheduled news briefing. "We condemn such irresponsible behavior," Lo said."There's no need to hurt innocent people to express your opinions." He added that people should not"do anything they will regret for the rest of their lives."Police spokesman Gong Weng Chun defended the decision to use tear gas and other nonlethal weapons, saying officers were facing a serious threat that could seriously injure or even kill them.
Another protester, who gave her name only as King, also out of fear of repercussions, said the protest was a watershed moment for Hong Kong's young generation.Protesters react after police fire tear gas June 12 during a rally against a proposed extradition law in Hong Kong. The government pushed ahead with plans to present the amendments to the legislature on Wednesday despite a weekend protest by hundreds of thousands of people that was the territory's largest political demonstration in more than a decade.
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