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Hong Kongers harness traffic cones, kitchenware to battle tear gas

August 7, 2019 admin China, extradition law, Hong Kong, Latest News Stories, police, politics, protest, tear gas, Unrest, World

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 06:25:53 +0000

(FILES) This file photo taken on August 5, 2019 shows a protester preparing to cover a tear gas canister fired by the police with a traffic cone in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong during a general strike, as simultaneous rallies were held across seven districts. - Hong Kong protesters who have taken to the streets for nearly two months are harnessing everything from traffic cones to kitchenware to battle tear gas as demonstrations escalate. (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP) / TO GO WITH HongKong-politics-China-unrest-police,FOCUS

As a tear gas canister clatters onto a street in Hong Kong, a pro-democracy protester wearing heat-proof gloves and carrying a traffic cone sprints from the crowd to put it out.

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Hong Kong police use tear gas as protesters try to storm parliament

June 12, 2019 admin Asia, China, Extradition, Hong Kong, Latest News Stories, Parliament, politics, PROTESTS, tear gas, World

Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 08:25:02 +0000

Protesters occupy the roads near the Legislative Council and government headquarters in Hong Kong on June 12, 2019. - Tens of thousands of protesters paralysed central Hong Kong, blocking major roads in a defiant show of strength against government plans to allow extraditions to China. By late morning, with crowds continuing to swell, officials in the Legislative Council (Legco) said they would delay the second reading of the bill "to a later date". (Photo by Anthony WALLACE / AFP)

Violent clashes broke out in Hong Kong on Wednesday as police tried to stop protesters storming the city’s parliament, while tens of thousands of people blocked key arteries in a show of strength against government plans to allow extraditions to China.

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