We are Concern About Violence In Honk Kong- Britain Foreign Office

– Hong Kong police shot and critically wounded a protester and a man was set on fire on Monday

– Today’s events are deeply disturbing. We are seriously concerned by the ongoing violence

– “Protesters should avoid violence, and the police must not respond disproportionately

 

Britain’s Foreign Office has said that it was concerned about the escalation of violence between protesters and police in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong police shot and critically wounded a protester and a man was set on fire on Monday, marking a dramatic escalation in more than five months of often violent pro-democracy unrest in the former British territory.

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“Today’s events are deeply disturbing. We are seriously concerned by the ongoing violence, and the escalation between protesters and police,” a spokesman for Britain’s Foreign Office said in a statement.

“Protesters should avoid violence, and the police must not respond disproportionately. All sides need to find a way forward through dialogue.”