Thousands of anti-government protesters clashed with police in Hong Kong's Mong Kok district Friday night. Blockades were drawn up in several locations using rubbish bins and metal barriers, causing substantial disruption to traffic. Police forces advanced on the protesters to try and clear the roads. In some cases the barricades were opened by protesters to allow ambulances and other emergency vehicles through.br br COURTESY: RT's RUPTLY video agency, NO RE-UPLOAD, NO REUSE - FOR LICENSING, PLEASE, CONTACT br RT LIVE br Subscribe to RT! br Like us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Google+ br RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.