Thousands-strong Hong Kong protest cut short by clashes
Source: AP
By ALICE FUNG and CAROL MANG
HONG KONG (AP) Clashes broke out between protesters and police in Hong Kong on Sunday, cutting short a rally after thousands had gathered at a park to call for electoral reforms and a boycott of the Chinese Communist Party.
Police fired tear gas near the park, known as Chater Garden, after some protesters attacked plainclothes officers a return to the violence that has roiled the Chinese territory off and on for months.
Sporting their movements trademark black clothing and face masks, rally participants had earlier packed into Chater Garden, located near the citys Legislative Council building. They held up signs that read Free Hong Kong and waved American and British flags.
We want real universal suffrage, the protesters chanted. Disband the police force, free Hong Kong!
Riot police detain protesters calling for electoral reforms and a boycott of the Chinese Communist Party in Hong Kong, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. Hong Kong has been wracked by often violent anti-government protests since June, although they have diminished considerably in scale following a landslide win by opposition candidates in races for district councilors late last year. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
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