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61. Hong Kong Police Fire Tear Gas At Democracy Protesters To Clear Streets

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 07:57 AM

Sep 2014

http://www.businessinsider.com/hong-kong-protests-2014-9

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong police used tear gas for the first time on Sunday to disperse pro-democracy protests and baton-charged the crowd blocking a key road in the government district afterHong Kong and Chinese officials warned against illegal demonstrations.

The city's Admiralty district had descended into chaos as chanting pro-democracy protesters converged on police barricades surrounding their colleagues who had earlier launched a "new era" of civil disobedience to pressure Beijing into granting full democracy to Hong Kong.

Police, in lines five deep in places wearing helmets and gas masks, staged repeated pepper spray and baton charges and threw tear gas. The crowds fled several hundred yards, scattering their umbrellas.

Police had not used tear gas in Hong Kong since 2005, to break up World Trade Organization protests against South Korean farmers.

Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/hong-kong-protests-2014-9#ixzz3Ebvj1Fjc

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