Thousands of Protesters Paralyze Hong Kong’s Financial Hub Over Extradition Bill

Thousands of Protesters Paralyze Hong Kong’s Financial Hub Over Extradition Bill
Protesters crowd along a main road during a demonstration against a proposed extradition bill in Hong Kong, China June 12, 2019. Tyrone Siu/Reuters
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Chaotic scenes erupted in Hong Kong on June 12 as tens of thousands of demonstrators stormed key roads next to government offices to protest against a proposed extradition bill that would allow people to be sent to mainland China for trial.

Thousands of protesters rallied in and around Lung Wo Road, an important east-west artery near the offices of embattled Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, as hundreds of riot police warned them to stop advancing.