Hong Kong police arrest 53 people amid renewed violence
updatetime:2020-06-10 18:04:35
Views:0
Source:CGTN
A total of 53 people were arrested for unlawful assembly and participating in an unauthorized assembly in Hong Kong's Central district on Tuesday evening, according to local police.
"A large group of protesters gathered in Central last night. They blocked roads repeatedly and behaved in a disorderly manner," police said in a statement on early Wednesday.
The police took dispersal action and directed protesters to leave the carriageways, some protesters ignored the warnings from police and blocked roads again.
Authorities noted that the dispersal operation involved the minimum use of force, including pepper ball guns and pepper spray to stop the unlawful behavior.
Web Editor:MXJ
Recommend
- Hong Kong celebrates Mid-Autumn festival with colorful lanterns
- Hong Kong hailed as BRI’s pivotal gateway
- Dunhuang treasures on display in Hong Kong
- 29 defendants in Hong Kong plead guilty to subversion: HK court
- People in traditional Chinese costumes celebrate Qixi in Hong Kong
- Letter from space sends Hong Kong student over the moon
Popular Videos
Hot comments
- First apes at U.S. zoo receive COVID-19 vaccine made for animals, zoo official says
- China Life: Chinese women shine with She Power
- Foreign firms approved to offer VPN services in capital
- Homemade curling videos trending in China
- 86-year-old grandma in Hebei spends most her life on traditional cheongsam
- Winners of 2022 Inaugural WLA Prize announced
- Lantern Festival: A romantic celebration in China
- Two Chinese COVID-19 vaccine firms to supply vaccines to COVAX
- Media center for 20th CPC national congress to open on Oct. 12
- Six suspects arrested in HK for role in SE Asia job scam
Top Reviews
- Young artists recreate beauty of traditional Hanfu costume
- China releases photos of tallest tree
- English version of ‘Understanding Xi Jinping’s Educational Philosophy’ published
- China crowned in men’s team for 10th straight time at table tennis worlds
- China publishes Atlas of Wildlife in SW China
- Guangxi’s 10 Years: A Visit to China’s Qinzhou Port
- Congress delegate helped lift village out of poverty
- Expo highlights joint efforts in NEV development
- Racism stain of shame on ‘world democratic paradise’
- U.S. may face new COVID wave this upcoming winter: report