TEHRAN, Jun 17 - Protesters in Hong Kong have gathered outside the office of the city's leader, demanding that she resign for her handling of an unpopular extradition bill.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - The mostly young demonstrators blocked a street Monday near the city's waterfront as they stood outside the office of Chief Executive Carrie Lam, chanting calls for her to give up the proposed legislation.
Lam has apologized for the crisis and suspended work on the bill, which would allow suspects to face trial in mainland Chinese courts.
Protesters are demanding that she scrap the bill and that authorities apologize for how police quelled an arlier demonstration, using tear gas, rubber bullets and other forceful means. They also want the government not to prosecute those involved, and to withdraw Lam's designation of the protest as a "riot."
Source: AP
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