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- Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong have brought violence to the city in the form of near-weekly clashes between police and activists.
- Protesters first pushed back against an extradition law in June with peaceful demonstrations, but tensions have since boiled over into clashes of tear gas and makeshift weaponry over larger democratic issues.
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Pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong descended into violent chaos over the weekend as authorities and protesters clashed and broke nearly two weeks of peace.
Hundreds of protesters shut down streets and wielded slingshots, poles, iron bars, and bricks in the fight with police that spiraled into chaos after a march that was planned as a peaceful protest over suspected surveillance techniques.
The incident offered an example of the movement's evolution from a peaceful protest into fiery clashes that Hong Kong police have spent more than $4 on since June. See how the demonstrations brought the country to a standstill and earned the ire of China.