Police Weapon Fired, Water Cannons, Tear Gas: Hong Kong Update
A water canon vehicle is brought into operation in Hong Kong on Aug. 25.
Photographer: Paul Yeung/Bloomberg
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A Hong Kong police officer fired a weapon, water cannons were deployed for the first time and multiple volleys of tear gas were launched in running skirmishes with protesters in the 12th weekend of unrest in the Asian financial center.
Police and protesters were involved in several violent clashes in the western New Territories district of Tsuen Wan that kept going late into the night. On Saturday, Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam held a meeting with former officials and other prominent people to find a way out of the impasse that has rocked the former British colony.