Police Fire Tear Gas, Protesters Start Blazes: Hong Kong Update
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Hong Kong police fired tear gas at protesters who built barricades, started blazes and paralyzed traffic in the city’s prime business area on Sunday as unrest becomes increasingly difficult to contain.
Riot police dispersed demonstrators in parts of Central only for them to regather in other districts. Officers fired tear gas in the busy shopping neighborhood of Causeway Bay where protesters had massed after some started a fire in Central at an entrance to one of the city’s busiest subway stations. Small groups still roamed the streets in different areas but the heavy police presence prevented them from growing.