August 12, 2019 1:11 PM

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Hong Kong protests enter 10th week; Police use tear gas against thousands of protesters

<span style="color: #222222;">In Hong Kong, Police used tear gas against thousands of protesters last night as the city enters its 10th week of mass demonstrations and unrest. According to media reports in the Wan Chai district, petrol bombs and bricks were thrown at riot police who responded by charging at protesters with batons. A number of people, including a police officer, were injured in the clashes.<br />''<br />''Tear gas was also used in central Hong Kong on both sides of Victoria Harbour, in the Tsim Sha Tsui area on the Kowloon side and in Wan Chai on Hong Kong Island. The protests followed a night of hit-and-run rallies across the city and came after Hong Kong's leader, Carrie Lam, maintained that she would not meet the demands of demonstrators, who are calling for her to step down.</span><br />

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