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Hong Kong police fire rubber bullets as extradition bill protests turn to chaos

Protesters are hit by police water cannon during a demonstration against a proposed extradition bill in Hong Kong, China.

Hong Kong police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at demonstrators who threw plastic bottles on Wednesday as protests against an extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial descended into violent chaos.

Tens of thousands of protesters had gathered peacefully outside the Chinese-ruled city’s legislature before tempers flared, some charging police with umbrellas.

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