Police In Hong Kong Fire Tear Gas As Demonstrators Rally In Response To Attack
Protesters gathered near the site of an attack on pro-democracy activists last weekend. Police said demonstrators could face a maximum penalty of five years in prison.
by Sasha Ingber
Jul 27, 2019
3 minutes
Protesters in Hong Kong defied orders to not demonstrate on Saturday, gathering to denounce the police and government in an area where pro-democracy activists were attacked last weekend.
Protesters swarmed a major road in the district of Yuen Long clutching umbrellas to shield themselves from police cameras and tear gas that was later used against them at various sites along the route of their march.
The rally stemmed from an attack last Sunday in Yuen Long that left dozens of locals and pro-democracy activists wounded. The masked assailants, who wore white shirts and
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