Hong Kong's airport resumed operations again on Wednesday, just hours after thousands of anti-government protesters forcibly blockaded the main terminal
In often ugly and chaotic scenes, a smaller group of several hundred mostly young protesters dressed in black clashed with passengers and police, at one point attacking a man they accused of being a mainland Chinese police officer. Five people were arrested and six were hospitalized, authorities said.Chinese government authorities strongly condemned the protesters Wednesday, describing their actions as having"broken the bottom line of the law, morality and humanity.
— Josh Berlinger August 13, 2019 Riot police arrived shortly after, only to retreat. But a brief clash ensued with uniformed police, during which one protester was filmed attacking an officer from behind and grabbing his baton. The officer grabbed a gun from his holster in response, but did not fire it. Police officer had his baton taken from him and was attacked with it. Drew his pistol and aimed at protesters. Astonished nobody killed here tonight. pic.twitter.
— Mike Bird August 13, 2019 Demonstrators also detained and tied a Chinese national to a luggage cart. The man was later identified as a reporter from Global Times, a Chinese state media tabloid, by the paper's editor-in-chief. Both he and Mr. Xu are still in the hospital, Beijing said. Yet despite the intense scenes, the majority of airport protesters did not engage in violence.
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