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    Violence Returns To Hong Kong As Police Fire Tear Gas And Protesters Fight Back

    Pro-democracy demonstrators barricaded roads with bamboo and hurled bricks at authorities. They also tore down "smart lampposts" they fear are being used for surveillance by authorities in China.
    by Gabriela Saldivia Aug 24, 2019 2 minutes

    After a stretch of relative peace in Hong Kong, a standoff between protesters and riot police became violent again on Saturday.

    Police fired tear gas after pro-democracy demonstrators blocked roads with barricades made of bamboo sticks and hurled bricks, in the district of Kwun Tong.

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