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Hong Kong Violence Intensifies During 10th Weekend of Protests
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August 12, 2019
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1:09Now PlayingIt's the most violent weekend of the Hong Kong protests, with the use of petrol bombs, tear gas in subway stations and undercover police.
Hong Kong authorities deployed more aggressive tactics during the 10th straight weekend of protests against Beijing’s increasing grip over the city, with riot police videotaped beating demonstrators in subway stations and officers going undercover to infiltrate the group and make arrests.
The violent scenes emerged as protesters used flash mobs across the city, surrounding police stations, disrupting traffic, and hurling projectiles including bricks and petrol bombs. One officer was taken to the hospital after suffering burns in the upmarket shopping district of Tsim Sha Tsui. Mob violence broke out elsewhere.
Police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets at various locations -- including inside a metro station for the first time. Dramatic videos showed riot police firing weapons at close range and beating some protesters, many of whom wore yellow hard hats and gas masks. Some 13 protesters were injured, including two in serious condition, RTHK reported, citing hospital authorities.
Authorities at Hong Kong’s international airport on Monday (August 12) extended temporary security measures on signs protests would continue following a three-day sit-in over the weekend. Only departing passengers holding tickets or boarding passes and valid travel documents would be allowed to enter the Terminal 1 check-in area for 24 hours, effective at noon.
The protests, sparked in June by a bill easing extraditions to the mainland, have evolved into the biggest challenge to Chinese control since the U.K. relinquished its former colony in 1997. The social unrest has hurt the economy and impacted daily life in one of the world’s most densely crowded cities, raising concern that Beijing will use force to restore order.
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