#LIVE: Along Nathan Road, protesters are heading towards Mong Kok while others set up road blocks and fires. https://sc.mp/xxhnx #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/jsxDyWN2cG
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#LIVE: Along Nathan Road, protesters are heading towards Mong Kok while others set up road blocks and fires. https://sc.mp/xxhnx #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/jsxDyWN2cG
#LIVE: Scenes from Causeway Bay https://sc.mp/xxhnx #hongkongprotests Photos: SCMP/Xiaomei Chenpic.twitter.com/L5ktkYXnSZ
#LIVE: In Mong Kok, at the intersection of Nathan Road and Shan Tung Street, an individual is surrounded and repeatedly kicked by a group of protesters. The reason for the assault is unclear. https://sc.mp/xxhnx #hongkongprotests
#LIVE: At 10pm, riot police are on Nathan Road in Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei, as well as on Hennessy Road in Causeway Bay outside Hysan Place. Protesters have largely left the roads. https://sc.mp/xxhnx #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/ovMOsqvJs1
#LIVE: Protesters have strewn foam boxes on roads in Mong Kok, at the junction of Nathan Road and Shan Tung Road. https://sc.mp/xxhnx #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/uBNy44QV2n
#LIVE: Protesters have thrown petrol bombs at police in Mong Kok, where tensions are rising. In return, officers fire tear gas as crowds disperse amid the chaos. https://sc.mp/xxhnx #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/zFV4ejP3qv
#LIVE: Meanwhile, in London, hundreds of marchers, mostly Hong Kong students, are gathering to take part in a rally to support the anti-government movement back home. https://sc.mp/xxhnx #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/oyB3XRJGNu
#LIVE: In a statement, police have condemned the assault by "masked rioters" on two pedestrians on Shan Tung Street. The force says one of the men was attacked, with his shirt, pants and underwear pulled off in a "hair-raising act". https://sc.mp/xxhnx #hongkongprotests
#LIVE: In Mong Kok, where clashes are now mostly centred, a roadblock is set on fire by protesters. Special tactical squad officers known as the raptors then swoop in to disperse the crowd at the junction. https://sc.mp/xxhnx #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/pQuNFdzcq5
#LIVE: Police have arrested five in a raid on a Wan Chai flat, and found 188 finished and half-completed petrol bombs, among other offensive weapons. https://sc.mp/xxhnx #hongkongprotests
We're ending our live tweet coverage. Please read our wrap of the day's events here:https://sc.mp/9ldw4
/Reporting by Lilian Cheng, Sum Lok-kei, Zoe Low, Alvin Lum, Chris Lau, Danny Lee, Albert Han, Mimi Lau, Kanis Leung and Victor Tin/
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