Clashes in HK as masked men tear down protest barricades
15 Oct 2014 4:26 AM IST
Angry taxi drivers opposed to the protests, which have seriously affected their business, rallied at one barricaded road with a row of 12 taxis, demanding an end to the protest.
‘Open the roads,’ chanted the crowd, which included taxi and truck drivers. Taxi drivers had earlier given protesters a deadline of Wednesday evening for all barricades to be lifted.
A truck with a crane on top attempted to remove barricades from one area until police stopped it.
Hundreds of police had earlier dismantled some barricades to relieve traffic congestion in the Asian financial hub, but said protesters could remain. But within hours, anti-Occupy Central groups descended on the protest sites to try and disperse demonstrators, taking advantage of the earlier
police action to remove barricades.
As scuffles broke out, the first between demonstrators and anti-protest groups, police tried to protect protesters and barricades.
‘Open the roads,’ chanted the crowd, which included taxi and truck drivers. Taxi drivers had earlier given protesters a deadline of Wednesday evening for all barricades to be lifted.
A truck with a crane on top attempted to remove barricades from one area until police stopped it.
Hundreds of police had earlier dismantled some barricades to relieve traffic congestion in the Asian financial hub, but said protesters could remain. But within hours, anti-Occupy Central groups descended on the protest sites to try and disperse demonstrators, taking advantage of the earlier
police action to remove barricades.
As scuffles broke out, the first between demonstrators and anti-protest groups, police tried to protect protesters and barricades.
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