The was violence as hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters marched through Hong Kong’s streets on the seventh weekend of mass demonstrations APHong Kong descended into chaos today as riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at pro-democracy protesters hours after mainland China’s political office was daubed with graffiti in a vivid rebuke to its rule. The territory’s commercial district was filled with clouds of tear gas as police battled masked protesters after another huge protest march against the government of Carrie Lam, the Beijing-installed chief executive. A group of masked, stick-wielding government supporters also attacked a group of protesters in a train station, beating many, including reporters who live-streamed the assaults. The attacks in Yuen Long, near the Chinese border, will raise fears of a fresh escalation that could polarise the territory even further. Tear gas was fired at protestersThe violence came after hundreds of thousands of anti-government protesters marched…

Source: The Times July 21, 2019 17:03 UTC