#LIVE: Protesters on Harcourt Road are helping those hit by pepper spray to the makeshift first aid station, calling on each other not to block the roads. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/P7BGLw4Pq5
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#LIVE: Approximately eight rounds of tear gas are fired on Harcourt Road. A little earlier, police fired a round onto a road bridge there. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/UBAcSnSvBS
#LIVE: A protester is arrested while police in Legco hold their ground, as crowds outside brandish umbrellas against tear gas fired by officers. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/Fip7Zcb11E
#LIVE: All the main roads towards Central and Wan Chai have been temporarily closed to traffic. Here's how to get out of the area http://sc.mp/0t2y #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/EgOT2sf4Fs
#LIVE: A police spokesperson has clarified - Hong Kong's police chief has declared the clashes a riot, which could have serious implications for anyone arrested http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbill
#LIVE: Scenes from the ground http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/08H3DGfQ72
#LIVE: Former political appointees have issued an open letter to Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor urging her to withdraw the extradition bill, "to create room for rational discussion on the bill in the community." http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbill
#LIVE: Tear gas, pepper spray, and utter chaos. The protest in Hong Kong turns violent. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/xmQDZRM0YZ
#LIVE: In Beijing, foreign ministry spokesman Geng Shuang has slammed rumours circulating that the People's Liberation Army will be deployed to clear the streets as "misinformation and fake". http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbill
#LIVE: Many protesters have taken shelter in the Pacific Place mall, some sitting in groups for a rest. Police continue to fire tear gas at people on the bridge on Harcourt Road. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbill
#LIVE: Police are trying to seal shut the doors of the Far East Finance Centre on Harcourt Road, where a group of protesters have barricaded themselves inside. Among the group are first aiders. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/h1VO4Ri9Id
#LIVE: The secretariat for Hong Kong's Legco has issued a circular saying Legco president Andrew Leung Kwan-yuen has called off today's meeting. "Members will be notified of the time of the meeting once it is determined." http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbill
#LIVE: Private cars have been mobilised to block Connaught Road Central. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/5h5YxPa59H
#LIVE: British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt has called for calm. "I urge the Hong Kong government to listen to the concerns of its people... and to pause and reflect on these controversial measures." http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbill
#LIVE: The Central area has been brought to a standstill as protesters cover roads. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/KHv5nJdA2k
#LIVE: The presidents at 11 of the city's tertiary learning institutions are also pleading for calm. “We urge everyone to work cooperatively and rationally towards resolving the current impasse." http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbill
#LIVE: Demonstrators stockpile supplies at Statue Square, including bottles, equipment to cleanse wounds, bandages, gloves, and inhalers for use if they face tear gas or smoke bombs. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/5fpNPcPoW3
#LIVE: Hong Kong Tourism Board has announced that the Dragon Boat carnival scheduled for June 14 to 16, will be cancelled after "careful consideration". http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbill
#LIVE: Pan-dem lawmakers have slammed the events of the day. "The government and police have gone crazy. How much more blood does Carrie Lam want before she can finally agree to call off the bill?" http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbill
#LIVE: Taiwanese president Tsai Ing-wen @iingwen has chimed in, saying Hong Kong people's freedom is "being eroded in China's trap of 'one country, two systems'. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbill
#LIVE: Private cars are blocking a junction in Central. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/z3EDFI42Fw
#LIVE: Admiralty MTR station has been completely closed at the request of police. Trains on the Island, South Island and Tsuen Wan lines will not stop at the station. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbill
#LIVE: The scene from Connaught Road Central. Protesters remain in a stand-off with police at several locations. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbillpic.twitter.com/Us9NfSu6Zg
#LIVE: Traffic between Central and Admiralty has come to a standstill. Vehicles are not moving and some shops are closed. http://buff.ly/2WzVazL #extraditionbill
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