Police fire tear gas and sponge grenades to disperse defiant extradition bill protesters in Hong Kong’s Yuen Long

By : South China Morning Post

Published On: 2019-07-27

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Police have fired tear gas at tens of thousands of Hongkongers protesting in Yuen Long, a town in the northern New Territories that has been gripped by tension over the past week, following earlier scenes of unprecedented violence at a railway station. The protesters have continued their call for a full withdrawal of a now-suspended bill that would have allowed the extradition of fugitives to mainland China. They have also responded to attacks on July 21, when men – thought to include local…

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