World News Briefs -- October 4, 2019

Daily Mail: Boy, 14, is shot at close range by 'an off-duty Hong Kong cop' who is beaten by protesters hurling petrol bombs at him during clashes hours after Beijing-backed ban on face masks to 'put an end to the chaos'

* Rampages erupted across Hong Kong tonight as demonstrators defied a mask ban backed by China
* A 14-year-old boy was reportedly shot by a suspected off-duty officer during clashes in Yuen Long
* The alleged cop was besieged, beaten and set ablaze by onlookers who threw petrol bombs at him
* The city's leader Carrie Lam announced anti-mask law today in a bid to put an end to the city's unrest
* Thousands of masked protesters marched in the city chanting 'Hong Kongers, resist' immediately after
* Carrie Lam said the mask ban would come into force on Saturday, adding: 'We must stop the violence'
* The new law was passed under colonial-era emergency powers introduced by British rulers in 1922
* China today said 'a critical time has arrived to end the violence', adding the chaos 'cannot continue'

A 14-year-old boy has been shot by a police officer at close range during clashes tonight, according to local reports.

The cop, said to be off duty, was besieged, attacked and set ablaze by a group of masked demonstrators, who hurled petrol bombs at him.

An unverified social media clip shows the man wearing a white T-shirt being beaten to the ground and then desperately running away from the flames after being assaulted in the middle of the road.

Rampages have erupted across Hong Kong as demonstrators in defiance of a new mask ban attacked Chinese bank outlets, vandalised subway stations and set street fires, prompting police to respond with tear gas.

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