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Fresh unrest in Hong Kong after 44 protesters charged with rioting
Source: Associated Press
Fresh unrest in Hong Kong after 44 protesters charged with rioting
Associated Press
Tue 30 Jul 2019 23.59 BST Last modified on Wed 31 Jul 2019 00.11 BST
Protesters have clashed with police again in Hong Kong after reports that some of their fellow demonstrators detained by police would be charged with rioting.
Several hundred protesters mobilised in the streets outside a police station on Tuesday after 44 people were arrested on riot charges stemming from unrest on Sunday.
Hong Kong police said in a statement on Tuesday that the people facing riot charges had set up roadblocks, broke fences, damaged street signs and attacked police officers with bricks and iron rods.
One of the accused is a 33-year-old man who was also charged with assaulting a police officer, police said.
The accused rioters and a 24-year-old man charged with weapons possession will appear in court on Wednesday.
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Associated Press
Tue 30 Jul 2019 23.59 BST Last modified on Wed 31 Jul 2019 00.11 BST
Protesters have clashed with police again in Hong Kong after reports that some of their fellow demonstrators detained by police would be charged with rioting.
Several hundred protesters mobilised in the streets outside a police station on Tuesday after 44 people were arrested on riot charges stemming from unrest on Sunday.
Hong Kong police said in a statement on Tuesday that the people facing riot charges had set up roadblocks, broke fences, damaged street signs and attacked police officers with bricks and iron rods.
One of the accused is a 33-year-old man who was also charged with assaulting a police officer, police said.
The accused rioters and a 24-year-old man charged with weapons possession will appear in court on Wednesday.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/31/fresh-unrest-in-hong-kong-after-44-protesters-charged-with-rioting