The chaotic protests at Hong Kong International Airport over the past couple of days have cooled today... with only a few demonstrators in the terminals.<br />Our Choi Si-young tells more.<br />Hong Kong International Airport resumed normal operations early Wednesday morning.<br />Airport officials are busy rescheduling the timetable of backlogged flight arrivals and departures.<br />Most of the protesters who clogged the airport on Tuesday have left, and only a few remain, although it's possible they might come back later in the day.<br />On Tuesday, small confrontations and scuffles between the protesters and police occurred, with police deploying tear gas to disperse the crowds.<br />Local police say they detained five demonstrators at the airport on charges of battering police officers and carrying weapons.<br />Leaders around the world are growing increasingly concerned about the unrest in Hong Kong.<br />On Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump took to Twitter, saying U.S. intelligence agencies had informed him "that the Chinese government is moving troops to the border with Hong Kong."<br />He went on to say that "everyone should be calm and safe," in a clear reference to concerns that Beijing may attempt to intervene.<br />The UN also denounced Tuesday's violence and called on the Hong Kong government to talk to its people.<br />The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, called for a "prompt, independent, impartial investigation" into alleged excessive force by police.<br />The EU expressed a similar stance.<br />The spokesperson for the European External Action Service, which is the EU's diplomatic arm, urged all sides to refrain from violence and calm down.<br />The spokesperson highlighted the need for all sides to come together for "talks."<br />Choi Si-young, Arirang News.<br />
