Tensions flare in Hong Kong protest
- 10 years ago
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A small group of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters broke into the city's legislature via a side door early on Wednesday (November 19), and police used pepper spray on others forcing their way in as tensions in the Chinese-controlled city escalated following a period of calm.
The incident began when a small group of protesters charged toward the legislature and used metal barricades and concrete tiles to ram a glass side door in the early morning hours. They eventually smashed through, with several managing to get inside, according to witnesses.
Scores of riot police, some with shields and helmets, rushed over, using pepper spray and batons to keep other demonstrators from also smashing their way in.
The flare-up came just hours after court bailiffs on Tuesday (November 18) managed to clear part of a protest camp in the heart of the city that has been occupied by pro-democracy demonstrators for nearly two months, while leaving m
A small group of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters broke into the city's legislature via a side door early on Wednesday (November 19), and police used pepper spray on others forcing their way in as tensions in the Chinese-controlled city escalated following a period of calm.
The incident began when a small group of protesters charged toward the legislature and used metal barricades and concrete tiles to ram a glass side door in the early morning hours. They eventually smashed through, with several managing to get inside, according to witnesses.
Scores of riot police, some with shields and helmets, rushed over, using pepper spray and batons to keep other demonstrators from also smashing their way in.
The flare-up came just hours after court bailiffs on Tuesday (November 18) managed to clear part of a protest camp in the heart of the city that has been occupied by pro-democracy demonstrators for nearly two months, while leaving m