Hong Kong leader condemns 'rioters' after violent mall clash.
Anti-government protesters who fought police inside a Hong Kong shopping mall were"rioters", the finance hub's pro-Beijing leader said Monday, as she threw her support behind the city's beleaguered police force following another weekend of clashes.
Police used pepper spray and batons against small groups of protesters, who responded by hurling umbrellas, bottles and other projectiles, in a night of fresh violence. Last month, parliament was trashed by hundreds of masked, youth-led protesters in unprecedented scenes. Lam's use of the word"rioters" will likely infuriate protesters, who have baulked at that description."Instead of seeking reconciliation, she turned to the police for support, by initiating hatred and bloodshed," democracy activist Joshua Wong wrote in a tweet.
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