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Police in Hong Kong armed with riot shields and batons charged at protesters who had marched to a high-speed railway station to demonstrate against a new law that would allow citizens to be deported to mainland China.
The large crowds had gathered outside the West Kowloon station, which connects Hong Kong to the mainland Chinese region of Guanddong, to target tourists and inform them of their struggle..
Shocking photos show police in riot gear tackling protesters to the ground amid mass demonstrations in the city.
Demonstrators marched through a high-end shopping centre popular with Chinese tourists, brandishing placards which read ‘Stay Strong Hong Kong’ and shouting into mega phones.
Police barricaded the main entrance to the station in order to stop protesters gaining access, while only passengers with pre-booked reservations were being let into the station this afternoon.
Protesters used umbrellas to defend themselves from the charge in the district of Mongkok, the region of Hong Kong attached to mainland China.
Police using loudhailers had called for a group of some 300 mostly young, masked protesters to leave.
It was not immediately clear what prompted the charge by officers but the renewed scenes of chaos on the city’s streets marred a day that witnessed another huge, peaceful anti-government protest.
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