Hong Kong protests: Man set on fire in ‘argument over national identity’ on day of clashes
For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A man has been set on fire during an argument on the street in Hong Kong, in what local media reports described as an altercation over national identity. It comes amid chaotic scenes as protesters disrupted the Monday morning commute in the city, and hours after a police officer shot a protester during a Facebook live stream. They respond saying: “We are Hong Kongers”, before a shouted insult sees the man in green return to confront them, according to the South China Morning Post. It described the young people showed in the video as “rioters”, a loaded term used broadly across Chinese state media to describe pro-democracy protesters.
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