Trade talks protestors fight running battles with police

Hundreds of protestors broke through police lines in a bid to storm world trade talks in Hong Kong today – but security forces fought back with water cannons and tear gas.

Trade talks protestors fight running battles with police

Hundreds of protestors broke through police lines in a bid to storm world trade talks in Hong Kong today – but security forces fought back with water cannons and tear gas.

It was the worst street violence the city has experienced in decades, and police quickly locked the doors to the convention centre, where trade ministers from around the world were in the final hours of a six-day negotiation.

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