Clashes break out in Hong Kong as protests continue

Beijing supporters have clashed with pro-democracy demonstrators in one of Hong Kong's most crowded areas on Friday afternoon, as demonstrations continued.

Scuffles broke out in Kowloon's crowded Mong Kok district with a reported 1,000 Beijing supporters surrounding 100 pro-democracy protestors on Friday afternoon.

See a video from the Telegraph below.


Two student groups and the Occupy Central movement leading the protests, issued a statement warning that they would call off talks with the government if the attacks on protestors continued.
“If the government does not immediately prevent the organized attacks on supporters of the Occupy movement, the students will call off dialogue on political reform with the government,” they said in a statement.
See more from the New York Times here.

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