HK protesters launch traffic obstruction second day in a row, paralysing metro and tunnels while police fire tear gas near yet another university campus after firing at two other universities yesterdayhttps://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3037264/tear-gas-fired-hong-kong-chaos-returns-streets-second …
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He is left with a bleeding head. First aiders tend his injury by wrapping bandage around his head. A protester spill black paint on his back when he leavespic.twitter.com/IcERvDOht7
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Traffic at Connaught Road in Central has also been blocked. Protesters have set up a defence line with umbrellas at Pedder Street near Connaught Roadpic.twitter.com/uAmXP78bER
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The crowd in Central are yelling: "See you tomorrow." Some begin to leave the protest sit at Pedder Street
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The crowd in Central has thinned significantly. About a little more than a hundred, mostly clad in black outfits, remain. They have placed bricks at Connaught Road, which is now blocked. They also hurl bricks down the opening of a bypass to obstruct trafficpic.twitter.com/KdKPzAmBd6
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Police have arrived at Central to clear protesters. Pedder Street now cleared. A group have been detained with the hands held up. Police have asked me and a few journos to leave, not to stay there to observepic.twitter.com/OoYHey7Mal
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Police Force earlier announced a new tag system to be introduced in phase for people to identify officers for purpose of complaints. Some do wear them. Some don't. Some wear it but cover the number with a lightning boltpic.twitter.com/GDJ5MpJjuJ
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A standoff in Central between remaining protesters policepic.twitter.com/4tJEH63zIh
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Rounds of tear gas are fired at Des Voeux Road in Central after police fail to disperse the crowd. The firing infuriates the crowd. "Triad," crowd chants.pic.twitter.com/TrHpMJW9dA
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Police fire multiple rounds of tear gas in Central after a man in a shirt hurled a brick at them while they are treating via Pedder Streetpic.twitter.com/qZnUmEJX8G
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Shortly after rounds of tear gas are fired in Central, a handful of protesters have returned to set up another road block with roadside plants at Pedder Streetpic.twitter.com/0GCtOnU9Fx
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Police say 287 people, aged 12 to 82, were arrested on Monday. Among them, 190, or almost two-thirds, were students. Officers fired 255 rounds of tear gas, 204 rubber bullets, 45 beanbag rounds and 96 sponge grenades on Monday, the force says.https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3037264/tear-gas-fired-hong-kong-chaos-returns-streets-second#live-8017847 …
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Chinese University's vice-chancellor Rocky Tuan has arrived at the campus which has been turned into a battlefield todaypic.twitter.com/QYY3o2c4m4
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Officer in Sai Wan Ho shooting ‘justified’ in drawing gun, Li Kwai-wah, senior superintendent of the Organised Crime and Triad Bureau says. So is there still a need for an inquiry?https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/politics/article/3037264/tear-gas-fired-hong-kong-chaos-returns-streets-second#live-8017858 …
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A water cannon truck is deployed in Mong Kok, firing at both sides of Nathan Road where a small group of masked protesters remainpic.twitter.com/8gSxOBsZ9Y
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Protesters and passersby are suffering from the irritating effect from the water cannonpic.twitter.com/8QrmUNutpr
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Police fire tear gas repeatedly at Nathan Road in Mong Kok and push a group of protesters all the way to Jordan. The water cannon truck is then deployed to disperse thempic.twitter.com/3TT9UXFhfh
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