UPDATE: Hong Kong protesters plan to disrupt airport after night of chaos that included police storming of MTR train HongKongProtests HongKongextraditionbill
HONG KONG - Pro-democracy demonstrators planned on Sunday to choke travel routes to Hong Kong’s international airport after a chaotic night of running battles between police and masked protesters, the latest wave of unrest to hit the Chinese-ruled city.
Hong Kong is bracing itself for more chaos after a night of clashes between protesters and police. On Saturday night, police stormed an MTR train carriage and hit people inside with batons and fired pepper spray, in scenes that seem certain to inflame tensions further in a city riven by nearly three months of pro-democracy demonstrations.
The video also showed pepper spray being shot through an open door at a group seated on the floor while one man held up his hands.Police said they entered the station to arrest offenders after protesters assaulted others and damaged property inside. In a statement early on Sunday morning, police said some protesters had"hurled miscellaneous objects and iron railings into MTR railroad and committed arson inside MTR station, completely disregarding the safety of other passengers".
CHAOS ON SATURDAY The Civil Human Rights Front, the organiser of pro-democracy marches that have drawn upward of a million people this summer, cancelled its march on Saturday after failing to win police approval. Police said that while previous marches had started peacefully, they increasingly degenerated into violence.
While others marched back and forth nearby, a large crowd wearing helmets and gas masks gathered outside. They pointed laser beams at the officers' heads and threw objects over the barriers and at them. Police responded with tear gas, and protesters threw petrol bombs into the compound. Firefighters made their way into the congested area on foot to put out the fire. Police in riot gear removed the barricades and moved in quickly. They could be seen detaining a few protesters, but by then, most had already left.
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