Hong Kong protestors square off against police armed with water cannons, the first time the tool has been used in the past three months, a spokesperson says
Four police officers were filmed drawing their guns after demonstrators were seen chasing them with metal pipes, according to CNN affiliate iCable.The iCable footage shows the policemen drawing their guns and pointing them towards people ahead. It is unclear whether the targeted people were protesters or members of the press.A Hong Kong city police officers points a gun as clashes between pro-democracy protestors and police escalated on Sunday evening.
The calm continued through the week, with protesters peacefully creating a human chain across the city on Friday -- the 30th anniversary of the Baltic Way human chain.Saturday was the first time in 10 days that tear gas had been fired.Thousands of protesters gathered in Hong Kong's Tsuen Wan district on August 25, 2019.
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