Violent clashes on Monday left two people in critical condition—one shot by police and one set on fire by anti-government protesters.
firmly supports the Hong Kong police in shooting down the rioters," the newspaper declared.
"Attacking and threatening the police in the process of law enforcement should face all kinds of legal risks, including being shot dead on the spot."in hospital as of Monday night, as was a pro-Chinese man who was set alight by anti-government protesters following a verbal altercation. Footage of the attack was shared on social media on Monday showing the unidentified man arguing with anti-government activists in the north of the territory.
The man told protesters that"none of you are Chinese," to which the demonstrators told him to"go back to the Greater Bay Area," referring to part of the Chinese mainland on the other side of the Hong Kong border. The man is then doused in an unidentified flammable liquid and set alight. The victim suffered extensive burns.said such"barbarism" is"no different from that of terrorists." It added,"Claiming democracy and freedom, the rioters cannot tolerate people who express different perspectives. They are showing vicious and primitive autocratic fanaticism."a Chinese University of Hong Kong campus.
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