Hong Kong Violence Escalates With Bullets, Tear Gas, Man on Fire.

(Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong saw one of its most violent days since protests began in June, with clashes involving police and protesters leaving downtown paralyzed, transportation networks hobbled and two men clinging to life. "We're afraid that the escalation is really on both sides, but more so on the police side", said Fernando Cheung, a pro-democracy lawmaker who has mediated between police and protesters during the city's unrest. [Extracted from the article]