Day of rage plunges Hong Kong into turmoil after police shoot protester

HONG KONG — The shooting of a pro-democracy protester by Hong Kong police unleashed a chain of chaotic events Monday, as thousands of demonstrators clashed with riot police in the city’s financial district and violent confrontations erupted at university campuses, plunging the Asian financial hub further into turmoil.

Tensions soared across the city. In the afternoon, police fired tear gas as protesters and office workers packed streets and flyovers in the downtown area. “Disband the police!” they shouted. Protesters threw debris into the road, brought traffic to a halt and set fires.

Later, a man was doused with a flammable liquid and set on fire after he confronted a group of protesters who reportedly had vandalized a rail station.