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25-11-2014, 10:30 PM
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More than 30 people were arrested on Tuesday (Nov 25) as police, wearing helmets and with some holding batons, tried to disperse a crowd of around 100 protesters who had refused to leave after workers tore down barricades on a street in the district of Mongkok.
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HONG KONG: Hong Kong police sprayed pro-democracy protesters on Tuesday (Nov 25) and made 80 arrests as they moved in to clear a city street blocked by demonstrators for nearly two months. A police spokeswoman told AFP the arrests in Mongkok district were made for criminal contempt of a court order requiring the clearing of the street, for assaulting police and for unlawful assembly.
Officers in helmets, with some carrying batons, faced off against dozens of protesters at the site in Mongkok district, the scene of some of the most violent clashes between demonstrators and authorities since the sit-ins began in three locations on Sep 28. A police spokesman was unable to confirm what officers were spraying, as protesters complained of being burned by the substance. Officers at the scene described it as "tear spray".
"I couldn't open my eyes," a demonstrator surnamed Mok told AFP. "I was wearing long sleeves but my arms are hurting." Another, who gave his name as Yiu, said the substance was "much stronger than pepper spray" used on earlier occasions by police.
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Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.singsupplies.com/showthread.php?194620-HK-police-spray-protesters-arrest-32-in-bid-to-clear-road&goto=newpost).
More than 30 people were arrested on Tuesday (Nov 25) as police, wearing helmets and with some holding batons, tried to disperse a crowd of around 100 protesters who had refused to leave after workers tore down barricades on a street in the district of Mongkok.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/image/1493244/1416919465000/large16x9/768/432/hong-kong-police-arrest.jpg
HONG KONG: Hong Kong police sprayed pro-democracy protesters on Tuesday (Nov 25) and made 80 arrests as they moved in to clear a city street blocked by demonstrators for nearly two months. A police spokeswoman told AFP the arrests in Mongkok district were made for criminal contempt of a court order requiring the clearing of the street, for assaulting police and for unlawful assembly.
Officers in helmets, with some carrying batons, faced off against dozens of protesters at the site in Mongkok district, the scene of some of the most violent clashes between demonstrators and authorities since the sit-ins began in three locations on Sep 28. A police spokesman was unable to confirm what officers were spraying, as protesters complained of being burned by the substance. Officers at the scene described it as "tear spray".
"I couldn't open my eyes," a demonstrator surnamed Mok told AFP. "I was wearing long sleeves but my arms are hurting." Another, who gave his name as Yiu, said the substance was "much stronger than pepper spray" used on earlier occasions by police.
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/blob/1493268/1416920503000/hong-kong-protesters-data.jpg
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.singsupplies.com/showthread.php?194620-HK-police-spray-protesters-arrest-32-in-bid-to-clear-road&goto=newpost).