Thousands dressed in black rally to demand Hong Kong leader steps down

Protesters hold placards as they attend a demonstration demanding Hong Kong's leaders to step down and withdraw the extradition bill, in Hong Kong, China.

Thousands of people took to the streets in Hong Kong on Sunday dressed in black to demand the city’s embattled leader steps down, a day after she suspended an extradition bill in a dramatic retreat following the most violent protests in decades.

Activists set up gazebos as protesters, some carrying white flowers, started to gather in sweltering summer heat to march from Victoria Park to Hong Kong’s central government offices.