Hong Kong protesters vandalise businesses and MTR stations in angry response to shooting of school pupil during National Day clashes

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Protesters vandalised businesses and railway stations on October 2, 2019, to express their outrage over the shooting of a school pupil during violent clashes a day earlier. The shooting of the teenage demonstrator, who was hit in the chest by a live round on October 1, was the first use of lethal force by police in nearly four months of civil unrest. The next day, protesters staged rallies before the night-time rampage targeted mainland Chinese-linked businesses as well as several MTR…