Hong Kong's authorities have closed government offices after crowds and riot police clashed in a day of violence over a new extradition bill. Police fired pepper spray, used batons and water cannons to beat back umbrella-wielding protesters who tried to reach the city's parliament on Wednesday. The authorities began shuttering government buildings in the financial district, which will remain closed until the end of the week, as a handful of protesters remained milling on the streets early on Thursday. Wednesday's violence was some of the worst the city has seen since Britain handed it back to Chinese rule in 1997. The Hong Kong Hospital Authority said 72 people had been hospitalised by 10pm on Wednesday. 🔥😱 #Retract

The violent clashes broke out after Brandon Webber was shot and killed by officers on Wednesday as they tried to arrest him for outstanding felony warrants outside his home in Frayser in North Memphis. The Tennessee Bureau of Investigations said officers went to the home at about 7pm to look for Webber who had outstanding with felony warrants. Officers said they saw Webber get into a vehicle and that he then proceed to ram task force vehicles several times before exiting with a weapon. Marshals then opened fire on Webber. He died at the scene, according to officers. 🔥👮🏻‍♂️