RTMon, 11 Nov 2019 07:59 UTC
© Twitter/@globaltimesnewsScreenshot from the video showing the rioters dousing the man in a flammable liquid
A deeply disturbing video shows Hong Kong rioters dousing a man in flammable liquid and setting him on fire, reportedly because the victim disagreed with their increasingly violent political movement.
In the clip,
a man is seen in a verbal confrontation with several protesters. Angered by his insistence that "we are all Chinese," the rioters drench the man in a flammable substance and then set him on fire. The terrifying video shows flames consuming the man's face and body as he tries to flee. Bystanders can be heard screaming as the rioters run away. Several small fires continue to burn on the concrete walkway - while the victim appears to run into a crowd of people. His condition is unknown.
WARNING: DISTURBING
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he incident took place on Monday afternoon in Ma On Shan as masked rioters rampaged through the city, according to the Global Times.
What began as peaceful demonstrations against a now-abandoned extradition bill with mainland China has morphed into street riots and other forms of political violence.
Last week, a pro-Beijing lawmaker was stabbed in Hong Kong, in an apparent assassination attempt. Numerous videos have documented masked demonstrators setting fires, destroying public infrastructure, and attacking bystanders and police.
Comment: Footage posted on Twitter shows the incident from another angle and then a picture of the man after:
RT
reports that Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam denounces the violence:
Extreme acts of violence have discredited the Hong Kong protesters and turned them into enemies of the people, the territory's leader, Carrie Lam, has argued.
Chief Executive Carrie Lam condemned the "rioters" for "relentlessly destroying society," and said that their calls for reforms have been overshadowed by acts of regular violence.
Labeling the masked mobs as "the people's enemy," Lam referenced an incident on Monday in which a man was set on fire by protesters for not agreeing with their anti-China views. An extremely graphic video of the attack quickly spread across social media.
Carrie described the attack as a "totally inhumane act that nobody should condone." Hong Kong will not be intimidated by violence, Lam stressed, adding that the demonstrators "will not succeed in securing their demands."
She also acknowledged an incident in which a police officer shot a demonstrator, describing the act as an "isolated" event. Lam insisted that accusing police of widespread abuse was "unacceptable" and that authorities were doing their best "to return Hong Kong to normal as soon as possible."
The semi-autonomous territory has been rocked by protesters for months. Peaceful marches against a now-canceled extradition bill with Beijing have morphed into almost daily acts of violence and vandalism. The protesters, however, insist that they are victims of police brutality and are fighting for democracy.
The violence and vandalism by a certain portion of the Hong Kong protestors has been relentless, and the evidence tying some of the protest leaders to foreign powers is damning:
Comment: Footage posted on Twitter shows the incident from another angle and then a picture of the man after:
RT reports that Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam denounces the violence: The violence and vandalism by a certain portion of the Hong Kong protestors has been relentless, and the evidence tying some of the protest leaders to foreign powers is damning: