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Police fire water cannon and tear gas at Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters massed outside the city's parliament, as demonstrators defied a ban on rallying, the arrests of leading activists and rising threats from China, to take to the streets for a 13th straight weekend. IMAGES
Hong Kong police said on Monday they arrested 36 people, the youngest aged 12, after violence during anti-government demonstrations escalated as protesters hurled Molotov cocktails at security forces who responded with water cannon and tear gas.
Police use water cannon and fire tear gas outside the Hong Kong Polytechnic University to disperse protesters in Hong Kong. Pro-democracy activists, who are intent on keeping their stronghold on a major tunnel near the university, clashed with police on Sunday morning, vowing to "squeeze the economy" into next week. IMAGES
Police fire tear gas and water cannon at thousands of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters who gather against a controversial security law proposed by China, in the most intense clashes in months.
Police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at pro-democracy protesters who defy authorities to hold a rally on Hong Kong's scenic harbourfront, the latest flashpoint in months of political unrest gripping the city. Clouds of acrid tear gas smoke waft across streets usually packed with tourists, including outside the city's colonial-era Peninsula Hotel, as protesters and police clash for what has become a weekly ritual. IMAGES
Hong Kong riot officers fire tear gas at pro-democracy protesters who were besieging a police station in a popular tourist district, the latest clashes to rock the international finance hub. IMAGES