Hong Kong protester shot in chest as China National Day demos intensify – as it happened
by Mattha Busby (now), Martin Farrer and Naaman Zhou from World news | The Guardian on (#4RHS5)
Violent protests break out across Hong Kong, overshadowing celebrations in Beijing to mark 70 years of Communist party rule
3.28pm BST
We will now bring our coverage of today's events in Hong Kong to a close, as protests and riots go on into the night.
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The Legislative Council secretariat has now lifted the red alert that it issued earlier (see 10.41am). It is unclear exactly what happened but it is clear that protesters entered the building.
In July, hundreds of protesters broke into Hong Kong's legislature and sprayed graffiti on the walls.
Related: Hong Kong protests: demonstrators storm legislative building
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