Hong Kong journalist hit by petrol bomb recovering in hospital


  • World
  • Monday, 07 Oct 2019

Flames by a molotov cocktail can been seen on a journalist during a protest in Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China October 6, 2019, in this still image obtained from a social media video. Angus Wong Chun Yiu/via REUTERS

HONG KONG (Reuters) - A journalist working with Hong Kong's public broadcaster was recovering in hospital on Monday after he was hit by a petrol bomb during weekend protests in the city.

Flames briefly flared around the man's head and neck as his helmet and plastic rain poncho caught fire during the incident on Sunday, Reuters pictures showed.

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