Riot police fired tear gas at protesters Saturday in the small town of Yuen Long, near Hong Kong's border with China, after tens of thousands took to the city's streets for the eighth consecutive weekend
Yuen Long, Hong Kong Riot police fired tear gas at protesters Saturday in the small town of Yuen Long, near Hong Kong's border with China, after tens of thousands took to the city's streets for the eighth consecutive weekend.
Yuen Long has become an unlikely focal point of the city's pro-democracy movement after protesters returning to the town were viciously attacked by a mob wielding iron bars and bamboo sticks last weekend. About a dozen men have been arrested in connection with the attack, some of whom have links to organized crime groups, or triads. Protesters were reportedly at the mercy of the mob for almost an hour before police arrived and at least 45 people were injured, some seriously.
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