Hong Kong protesters smashed Tung Chung MTR station's CCTV cameras, lamps and control station on Sunday evening HongKongProtests (Videos: AP/Reuters)
"Furthermore, radical protestors blocked multiple roads in Tung Chung, set fire to barricades and a national flag, paralysing traffic."
Riot police arrived after the bulk of the protesters had left, with officers searching trains and the station for the demonstrators, but most had left by that point.Protesters smash up Tung Chung MTR station on Sep 1, 2019. Protesters had earlier urged the public to target access to the city's airport. The city’s Airport Express service was suspended as protesters built barricades at the airport bus station and attempted to stop traffic on the main road.
Police added that protesters hurled projectiles onto the track near the train line’s Airport Station. Officers and protesters clashed at the airport shortly after 3pm on Sunday. Parts of the metro system ground to a halt as skirmishes spread to the subway on Saturday, with television showing images of people being beaten as they cowered on the floor behind umbrellas.
Police said they arrested 63 people on suspicion of obstructing officers, unlawful assembly and criminal damage.
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