Making a statement: Protesters staging a sit-in at the departure hall of Terminal 1 as stranded travellers look on at the Hong Kong International Airport. — China Daily/Asia News Network
Hong Kong: All flights in and out of Hong Kong were cancelled after thousands of pro-democracy protesters flooded the city’s airport to denounce police violence.
The abrupt shutdown at one of the world’s busiest hubs yesterday came as the Chinese government signalled its rising anger at the protesters, denouncing some of the violent demonstrations as act of terrorism.
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