Tear Gas, Petrol Bombs Return to Hong Kong in Weekend Protest
A police officer draws a weapon during a protest in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong on Feb. 29.
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Hong Kong police fired tear gas to disperse protesters who returned to the city streets on Saturday for a rally that turned violent.
Protesters gathered outside Mong Kok police station in Kowloon and paralyzed traffic, the Hong Kong government said in a statement. The demonstrators threw petrol bombs and set fire to barricades, according to the statement.