HONG KONG: Hong Kong police fired tear gas at protesters throwing petrol bombs on Sunday as thousands staged an illegal march through the Kowloon district that will test the strength of the pro-democracy campaign after four months of unrest. Hardcore black-clad protesters threw petrol bombs at the station’s iron gate and inside the compound. Elsewhere along the march route, protesters trashed shops and metro stations and set fires. An anti-government demonstrator throws a petrol bomb during a protest march in Hong Kong, China, October 20, 2019.-ReutersThe crisis in the Chinese-ruled city also poses the biggest popular challenge to China’s President Xi Jinping since he took power. Beijing has denied eroding Hong Kong’s freedoms and Xi has vowed to crush any attempt to split China.

Source: New Strait Times October 20, 2019 08:26 UTC