Hong Kong: Pigeon affected by tear gas rescued by protesters

In wake of violent protests in Hong Kong, a series of videos have gone viral and garnered a lot of attention as a group of boys and girls were seen a washing pigeon with water after it was apparently injured by Tear Gas used against protesters. group was also seen using paper towels and water to clean eyes of bird and n went on to clean its fears. individuals were also seen helping pigeon drink some water.

Hong Kong's worst political emergency

In events that preceded this, police forces in semi-automous state of Hong Kong h resorted to means of using tear gas at protesters amid escalating tensions that led to a lot of arrests as protests that were once peacefully turned violent as demonstrations entered its 16th week in city's political emergency.

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Reportedly, se past few months have seen Hong Kong being subjected to anti-government demonstrations, over issue of a controversial extrition bill. protests of late have of late seen a rise in violent activities by protesters and police alike. Recently, a young protester was shot in chest with a gun during a violent confrontation between people protesting and cops.

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Hong Kong's beleaguered leer, Carrie Lam, stated that police forces in Hong Kong, have taken more than 2200 people into custody in relation to 4 month long anti-government demonstrations that have plagued semi-automous state of Hong Kong. While speaking to an international media outlet, Lam stated that se protests have caused a problem for authorities for quite some time w and have often turned into something violent and have caused dam to both people and property.

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A former British colony

A former British colony, Hong Kong was given back to China in year 1997 and enjoys a "one country, two systems" policy but has long been subject to demonstrations that have largely been tagged as anti-government by Chinese authorities and has also seen people being stripped of civil liberties as protests turned violent in nature.

Even though Carrie Lam pulled back anti-extrition bill that started protests in month of June, protestors h by n transformed into a more extensive and progressively fierce enemy of government.

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(With inputs from ncies)