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Added on the 20/10/2019 10:11:40 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Hong Kong police fire tear gas at pro-democracy protesters after tens of thousands hit the streets once more to defy a ban on face masks despite half the city's subway stations remaining closed. IMAGES
Hong Kong protesters flee the Hong Kong Polytechnic University campus as some of the more radical demonstrators fight back police tear gas using a catapult and throwing bricks and Molotov cocktails. IMAGES
Tear gas is fired in Hong Kong's Central district near a popular nightclub district where thousands of protesters had gatecrashed Halloween celebrations donning Halloween masks lampooning the city's pro-Beijing leaders in defiance of an emergency law that bans face coverings. IMAGES
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
Volleys of tear gas are deployed by police as pro-democracy protesters hit the streets in Hong Kong. IMAGES