Pro-democracy demonstrators planned on Sunday to choke travel routes to Hong Kong's international airport after a chaotic night of running battles ...
A demonstrator runs away from a burning barricade during a protest in Hong Kong, China, August 31, 2019. REUTERS/Anushree Fadnavis
Parts of the metro system ground to a halt as skirmishes spread to the subway, with television showing images of people being beaten as they cowered on the floor behind umbrellas. "A large group of protesters participated in unlawful assembly in various districts since yesterday, despite police’s objection and warning," the police said in a statement.
The unrest began in mid-June, fuelled by anger over a now-suspended extradition bill that would have allowed people in the city to be sent to mainland China for trial in courts controlled by the Communist Party.
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