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Tensions flare in Hong Kong protest

2014-11-18 1,679 Dailymotion

ROUGH CUT (NO REPORTER NARRATION)<br/> <br />A small group of Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters broke into the city's legislature via a side door early on Wednesday (November 19), and police used pepper spray on others forcing their way in as tensions in the Chinese-controlled city escalated following a period of calm.<br/> <br />The incident began when a small group of protesters charged toward the legislature and used metal barricades and concrete tiles to ram a glass side door in the early morning hours. They eventually smashed through, with several managing to get inside, according to witnesses.<br/> <br />Scores of riot police, some with shields and helmets, rushed over, using pepper spray and batons to keep other demonstrators from also smashing their way in.<br/> <br />The flare-up came just hours after court bailiffs on Tuesday (November 18) managed to clear part of a protest camp in the heart of the city that has been occupied by pro-democracy demonstrators for nearly two months, while leaving m

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