Thousands-strong Hong Kong protest cut short by clashes Clashes broke out between protesters and police in Hong Kong, cutting short a rally after thousands had gathered at a park to call for electoral reforms and a boycott of the Chinese Communist PartyRiot police chase a masked man ahead of a rally demanding electoral democracy and call for boycott of the Chinese Communist Party and all businesses seen to support it in Hong Kong, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020. They held up signs that read “Free Hong Kong" and waved American and British flags. They feel that Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has ignored their demands and used the police to suppress them. Beijing has repeatedly accused foreign countries like the U.S. of inciting riots in Hong Kong in a bid to sabotage China's development. ———Associated Press writer Yanan Wang in Beijing and photographer Ng Han Guan in Hong Kong contributed to this report.

Source: ABC News January 19, 2020 07:37 UTC