HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam on Wednesday announced the withdrawal of an extradition bill that triggered months of unrest and has thrown the Chinese-controlled city into its worst crisis in decades, a source with knowledge of the matter said.
The bill would have allowed extraditions from the former British colony to mainland China, where courts are controlled by the Communist Party.
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