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Added on the 12/11/2019 09:43:41 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Thousands of protesters remain on street in the heart of Hong Kong's central business district as police close in to disperse them, after a rally of hundreds of thousands ended in masked protesters defacing Beijing's office in the city. IMAGES
Hong Kong protesters rally outside a controversial train station linking the territory to the Chinese mainland. Demonstrators and police are separated by barriers with tensions running high. IMAGES
Images from the central police station in the 13th arrondissement of Paris, where a man grabbed a police officer's gun yesterday and fired, after being arrested for attacking a woman with a box cutter. One officer is "critical", explained Police Prefect Laurent Nuñez on France Info. IMAGES
Riot police order crowds to disperse at Hong Kong's popular shopping district at Causeway Bay. October 1 marks China's National Day. In Hong Kong, it has become a day of grievance for those worried about authoritarian Beijing's intensifying crackdown against its opponents. IMAGES
Thousands of pro-democracy protesters gather in Central district Hong Kong for a rally themed "2020 Karma to Commies Universal Siege on Communists". Hong Kong's protests were sparked by a now abandoned plan to allow criminal extradition to the mainland, where the opaque court system is beholden to the communist party. It has since morphed into a wider anti-government movement. IMAGES