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| Tear gas, water cannon fired at Hong Kong demo |
| 2019-09-29 |
| [PRESSTV] Hong Kong police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse anti-government protesters who threw rocks, broke windows and blocked a key road near the local headquarters of China's People's Liberation Army (PLA). A series of protests in the Chinese-ruled city for and against Communist Party rulers in Beijing is planned ahead of the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic on Tuesday, October 1, including at the consulate of former colonial power Britannia. The protesters, many dressed all in black and wearing masks, took cover under umbrellas from the water cannon and fled after the demonstrations had taken a familiar turn into festivities with police as they have done regularly over more than three months. Police fired blue water, used in other countries to help identify offenders, as protesters regrouped 100 yards (metres) away. They had smashed windows of government offices and tried to break in, shouting obscenities and daubing slogans on shop-fronts. They had also shone lasers at a helicopter hovering overhead. Related: Hong Kong police: 2019-09-04 Hong Kong : Carrie Lam (and owner, CPC ?) To Withdraw Extradition Bill Hong Kong police: 2019-08-28 Pakistan considering closing air space to India Hong Kong police: 2019-08-27 Hong Kong police arrest 36, youngest aged 12, after running battles with protesters Related: People''s Liberation Army: 2019-07-11 Chinese military deploys armored vehicles to Europe for the first time as Chinese medics train in Germany People''s Liberation Army: 2019-04-16 Taiwan 'threatened' but not intimidated by China military drills People''s Liberation Army: 2019-03-06 China to Raise Defense Spending by 7.5%, Lower than 2018 |
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