Hong Kong reopens after weekend of clashes, protests


  • World
  • Monday, 16 Sep 2019

An anti-government protester throws a Molotov cocktail during a demonstration near Central Government Complex in Hong Kong, China September 15, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's businesses and metro stations reopened as usual on Monday after a chaotic Sunday when police fired water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who blocked roads and threw petrol bombs outside government headquarters.

On Sunday what began as a mostly peaceful protest earlier in the day spiralled into violence in some of the Chinese territory's busiest shopping and tourist districts.

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