Hong Kong Protesters Hold Train Station Sit-In to Commemorate July Attack
Hong Kong protesters held a sit-in at a suburban train station on Wednesday evening to mark a month since a violent attack there by masked assailants on supporters of the anti-government movement.
Protesters take part in a silent rally at Yuen Long MTR station in Hong Kong on Aug. 21.
Photographer: Philip Fong/AFP/Getty Images
Hong Kong (AP) -- Hong Kong riot police faced off briefly with protesters occupying a suburban train station Wednesday evening following a commemoration of a violent attack there by masked assailants against supporters of the anti-government movement.
Near the end of the event, the police began what they called a "dispersal operation, using minimum force" after some protesters blocked roads and flashed laser pointers at officers.