Officers beaten after police disband Hong Kong democracy rally
Police remove a demonstrator during a pro-democracy rally against Communism in Hong Kong, China. – EPA pic, January 19, 2020.
SEVERAL police officers were beaten bloody by pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong today as violence erupted at a rally calling for greater democratic freedoms in the heart of the city. Trouble flared when police ordered the gathering to disperse from the city’s commercial district, with protesters gathering behind shields of umbrellas.
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