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Hong Kong protestor shot by police as China celebrates 70th anniversary

Riot policemen march on a street in Hong Kong.

Riot policemen march on a street in Hong Kong. Source: AAP

The shooting of a protestor has plunged the former British colony into its biggest political crisis in decades and poses a serious popular challenge to China's President Xi Jinping.


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By Charlotte Lam

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The shooting of a protestor has plunged the former British colony into its biggest political crisis in decades and poses a serious popular challenge to China's President Xi Jinping.



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