Baying Mob Attacks Hong Kong Students as Talks Shelved
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Attacks on pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong yesterday by hundreds of men, including some with suspected ties to organized crime, prompted the student demonstrators to shelve talks aimed at ending their week-long occupation of several key commercial areas.
Hong Kong’s embattled leader, Leung Chun-ying, appealed for calm last night after the baying mobs, which began gathering in the afternoon, tussled with the protesters, shouted abuse and tried to remove barricades the students erected in the city’s Mong Kok district. Police arrested 19 people following clashes, including eight suspected of having triad gang backgrounds, Senior Superintendent Kwok Pak-chung said at a briefing today.