Published 20:30 IST, September 15th 2019
Hong Kong: Police fire tear gas, water cannon at protesters in a clash
Hong Kong protesters witness violence as water cannons and tear gas hit them post a clash with the riot police, ambushing them with petrol bombs first on Sep 15
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In the ongoing protest in Hong Kong, demonstrators threw petrol bombs. The police responded with water cannons and tear gas in a way to disperse the protesters from the various locations on September 15. Thousands of people marched down the streets in an effort to protest for democracy. This occurred in the streets of Central Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Protest
Violence broke out in the streets of Hong Kong after thousands of protesters marched through the streets of Central Hong Kong. This happens to be the 15th straight week of pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong. People of all ages took to the streets to protest against the Government. This comes after a clash between the protesters and the and groups supporting the Government.
At 5:50 pm Sunday, @hkpoliceforce deployed a water cannon truck and fired blue dye to disperse demonstrators defying a police ban on a march pic.twitter.com/xTuA7Iorwb
— Joyu Wang (@joyuwang) September 15, 2019
As protesters retreated from Admiralty and headed east on Hong Kong Island, at least one fire was set on Queen Road East to barricade roads pic.twitter.com/1pt9K1H1q7
— Joyu Wang (@joyuwang) September 15, 2019
“We are not scared.” Among those who defied the police ban today is a retired married couple, who said they had protested almost every weekend since June 9. “It’s impossible for the police to arrest all,” 69-year-old Mr. Lam told me. https://t.co/ujMWHr7Qbb
— Joyu Wang (@joyuwang) September 15, 2019
Carrie Lam on the protests
Carrie Lam is the 4th Chief Executive of Hong Kong. On September 4, Lam announced the decision to formally withdraw the proposal of the rendition bill. This bill was widely criticised worldwide for proposing a controversial new extradition law which ensured political unrest in Hong Kong. This unrest has accelerated since the beginning of this year. The new law would make it easier to send residents from Hong Kong to China to stand trial, a process many people believe would undermine Hong Kong's legal system. Although Carrie Lam has suspended the proposal at the moment, the protesters continue to march probing Lam to agree to all their five demands.
(Inputs from ANI)
19:19 IST, September 15th 2019