Police fire tear gas, rubber bullets in Hong Kong clash over anti-triad march


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  • Saturday, 27 Jul 2019

A damaged car is seen during a protest against the Yuen Long attacks in Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong, China July 27, 2019. REUTERS/Edgar Su

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at demonstrators hurling rocks in a rural Hong Kong town on Saturday as several thousand activists gathered to protest an attack by suspected triad gang members at a train station last weekend.

Activists held the march in Yuen Long, scene of the attack by club-wielding men, despite a police ban on safety grounds.

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