Police, protesters clash at Hong Kong airport after flights halted for second day


  • World
  • Tuesday, 13 Aug 2019

Passengers and demonstrators rest in the arrival hall after flights were cancelled due to the anti-extradition bill protest at Hong Kong Airport, China August 12, 2019. REUTERS/Issei Kato

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Police and protesters clashed at Hong Kong's international airport on Tuesday after flights were disrupted for a second day as the political crisis in the former British colony deepened.

In Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump said the Chinese government was moving troops to the border with Hong Kong and he urged calm.

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