HONG KONG, Oct 03, 2014 (AFP) - Hong Kong police have arrested eight suspected members of triad criminal gangs over clashes at ongoing pro-democracy protests, after attacks by groups including Beijing supporters left demonstrators injured and bloodied.
The announcement early Saturday by police that they had arrested 19 men, including several thought to have ties to the city's notorious organised crime gangs, came after student protesters called off talks with the government, citing police failure to stop the attacks.
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