Protests in Hong Kong: clashes between protesters and police leave several injured when 10 weeks of riots are completed

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Hong Kong police faced Sunday again with protesters opposed to the government.

The special region of China thus enters its tenth week of mass protests and riots.

Police threw tear gas throughout the city on Sunday night (local time), even at a covered railway station.

In the Wan Chai district, gasoline bombs and bricks were thrown at the riot police, who responded by striking the protesters with sticks.

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Several people, including a police officer, were injured in the clashes.

 

Police were also filmed firing rubber bullets a short distance inside a subway station, while other officers were seen beating people with batons on an escalator.

There were clashes in several central districts and the police used rubber bullets in an attempt to disperse the protesters. Tear gases were released in the busy commercial district of Tsim Sha Tsui, as well as in Wan Chai.

Protesters have begun to adopt new tactics. They are present in multiple areas in small groups and then run when the police arrive, says Stephen McDonell, a BBC journalist in Hong Kong.

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Another video seemed to show police at a subway station firing rubber bullets at protesters at close range. Several officers were also filmed chasing and hitting people with batons on an escalator.

 

Local media reported that alleged undercover policemen had disguised themselves as protesters to make surprise arrests Sunday night.

In other places, two gasoline pumps were thrown at the police and at least one officer suffered burns.

Sunday was also the third day of a peaceful sit-in at the Hong Kong International Airport. There have been no reports of arrests at those facilities and flights are operating as scheduled.

Why are there protests in Hong Kong?
The demonstrations began in opposition to an extradition bill that would allow suspected criminals to be sent to mainland China for trial.