Riot police fire tear gas and baton charge protesters as tense standoff turns violent

Riot police fire tear gas and baton charge protesters as tense standoff turns violent

By Dhanjay Deo
Sunday 25/08/2019
[Photo: RFA]

Riot police have fired tear gas and baton‑charged protesters in Hong Kong, as a tense standoff turned violent on the 12th week of protests.

Thousands of demonstrators, many in hard hats and gas masks, marched through the industrial area yesterday and were met by police.

Some protesters launched stones from slingshots, prompting police to charge.

The demonstrations were sparked by an extradition bill.

The protesters faced off with police for several hours outside a police station, having constructed barricades from bamboo poles and traffic barriers.

The standoff came to an end after a hard core of protesters threw bricks and water bottles at police and officers responded by charging and beating some of the demonstrators with batons.

Several protesters were detained as officers swept through their ranks.

Source: BBC

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