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    In Defiance Of Ban, Hong Kong Protesters Return To Streets And Clash With Police

    Protesters clashed with police throughout the night in one of the most dramatic and violent days of unrest since protests began.
    by Jenny Gathright Aug 31, 2019 3 minutes

    Updated at 3:41 a.m. ET Sunday

    Defying a government ban, thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators returned to the streets of Hong Kong on Saturday and clashed with police throughout the night in one of the most dramatic and violent days of unrest since June, when the protests began.

    The worst violence occurred at around 10 p.m. as riot police rushed into a metro station and arrested 40 people.

    Riot police wielding batons pepper-sprayed bystanders and protesters inside Hong Kong's Prince Edward metro showed metro passengers kneeling and begging for mercy as they were sprayed. Two major metro lines remained closed Sunday morning.

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