ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />STORY: Pro-democracy protesters near the Hong Kong government headquarters clashed with police for the second night in a row in the early hours of Thursday (October 16) after barricades were removed from nearby Lung Wo Road.<br/> <br />Several dozen police officers used pepper on a crowd of over one hundred protesters as they attempted to push the police line back.<br/> <br />Protesters sported open umbrellas in their defense as police blocked the students just before entering Lung Wo Road.<br/> <br />They attempted the same tactics throughout late Wednesday and early Thursday but failed due to police efforts to seal off the road.<br/> <br />As of 3:30 AM local time (17:30 GM), several dozen protesters stood cornered by police officers in front of Lung Wo Road.<br/> <br />Police paramedics and volunteer first aid teams for pro-democracy protesters said that several protesters were injured in early Thursday's clashes.<br/> <br />One is now hospitalized, although details on his
