Protesters Arrested as Hong Kong Authorities Clear Barricades Away
Hong Kong authorities began clearing a two-month-old pro-democracy protest site in Mong Kok district Tuesday, risking confrontation with demonstrators in the neighbourhood, a flashpoint for previous violent clashes with police and angry mobs.
Twenty-three were detained after police warned them not to interfere with workers and bailiffs enforcing a court order to remove obstructions from part of the protest area, one of three sites in the city occupied by activists.
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