Protesters occupying Taiwan parliament threaten ‘further action’

TAIPEI: Protesters barricaded themselves inside Taiwan’s parliament for a third straight day, threatening “further action” if the government pushes ahead with its plans to ratify a contentious trade pact with China.

More than 200 protesters – mostly young students – stormed through security barriers and took over the parliament’s main chamber late Tuesday in the first such occupation of the building in Taiwan’s history.