Police clash with thousands of protestors in Hong Kong extradition laws row

Hong Kong police have used tear gas, pepper spray and high-pressure water hoses against protesters who have massed outside government buildings.

Police clash with thousands of protestors in Hong Kong extradition laws row

Hong Kong police have used tear gas, pepper spray and high-pressure water hoses against protesters who have massed outside government buildings.

Thousands of protesters blocked entry to the government headquarters, delaying a legislative session on a proposed extradition bill that has become a lightning rod for concerns over greater Chinese control and erosion of civil liberties in the territory.

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