Hong Kong Police Use Pepper Spray, Sponge Grenades to Disperse Protesters – Reports

REUTERS Jorge Silva

Hong Kong police used pepper spray and sponge grenades to disperse protesters, who gathered on Saturday near Tuen Mun park to protest against its noise pollution, RTHK broadcaster reported.

Scuffles broke out between the police and protesters near the Tuen Mun light rail station after demonstrators shone laser pointers at police officers and damaged station facilities, according to the RTHK broadcaster.

“Radical protesters damaged the facilities of Tuen Mun Light Rail Station with metal rods, hurled objects into the Light Rail track and set barricades at the vicinity causing obstruction to the traffic … The radical protesters also threw petrol bombs posing a serious threat to the safety of others and police officers at the scene,” the police said in a statement.

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