Hong Kong: Protestors storm Parliament as riot cops fire tear gas, baton charge them

TOPSHOT - Police fire tear gas at protesters near the government headquarters in Hong Kong on July 2, 2019, on the 22nd anniversary of the city's handover from Britain to China. - Hundreds of protesters stormed Hong Kong's parliament late on July 1 as the territory marked its China handover anniversary, ransacking the building and daubing its walls with graffiti as the city plunged into unprecedented depths of political chaos. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)

Hong Kong (AFP): Black-clad riot police fired tear gas and baton-charged protesters in Hong Kong early Tuesday (July 2) to disperse demonstrators who stormed Parliament in a day of unprecedented chaos and political violence as the territory marked its China handover.

The financial hub has been rocked by three weeks of record-breaking demonstrations against a hugely unpopular bill that would allow extraditions to the Chinese mainland.