A pedestrian passes the smashed windows of the Xinhua News Agency during a protest in the Wan Chai district of Hong Kong, China, on Saturday, Nov 2, 2019. - Bloomberg
HONG KONG (AP): Anti-government protesters attacked the Hong Kong office of China's official Xinhua News Agency for the first time Saturday (Nov 2) after chaos broke out downtown, with police firing tear gas and demonstrators hurling gasoline bombs as the protest movement approached the five-month mark.
Streets in the upscale Causeway Bay shopping area and nearby Victoria Park were clouded in tear gas, prompting thousands of protesters to flee as riot police moved swiftly to stymie a rally demanding meaningful autonomy after Beijing indicated it could tighten its grip on the Chinese territory.
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