What started as a peaceful candlelight vigil for dead protester Chow Tsz-lok — on graduation day at his university — turns violent as fellow students blame police for his death.
Students and young people have been at the forefront of the hundreds of thousands who have taken to the streets since June
The protests were ignited by a now-scrapped extradition bill allowing people to be sent to mainland China for trial, but have evolved into wider calls for democracy. They pose one of the biggest challenges for Chinese President Xi Jinping since he took charge in 2012. In June, Marco Leung, 35, fell to his death from construction scaffolding after unfurling banners against the extradition bill. Several young people who have taken their own lives have been linked to the protests. Mr Chow was the first person to die during crowd dispersal operations.
The government expressed"great sorrow and regret". A police spokeswoman, tears in her eyes, said officers would find out the truth as soon as possible and urged the public to be"calm and rational".
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