Pro-democracy demonstrators in Hong Kong clashed with riot police who fired tear gas after protesters hurled bricks and Molotov cocktails
Protesters who've taken pro-democracy demonstrations to the streets of Hong Kong every weekend since early June clashed on Saturday with riot-ready police who deployed tear gas after demonstrators hurled bricks and Molotov cocktails at them and refused orders to clear roadways.
Police officials shouted orders at the protesters to clear the roadway. Some officers held up signs, reading,"Stop Charging or We Will Use Force." Protesters used an electric saw to topple one of the so-called"smart lampposts," the Associated Press reported. Others were spotted using slingshots to fire projectiles at police, prompting law enforcement to respond with force.
Last weekend saw one of the largest protests yet as tens of thousands packed Hong Kong's Victoria Park on Sunday. Organizers of the demonstration claimed 1.7 million people participated, but police, according to Hong Kong Free Press, put the number at only 128,000. Under the constitutional principle of"One Country, Two Systems," China had agreed to keep its hands off the freedoms Hong Kong residents have enjoyed as a semi-autonomous territory. But protesters said the Chinese government has exercised its power to curb democracy in Hong Kong in violation of the agreement.On Aug.
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