- Hong Kong protests became violent over the weekend, nearly three months after protests originally started.
- In a march in Kwun Tong on Saturday over surveillance concerns, Hong Kong police used tear gas, breaking a 10-day peaceful streak.
- On Sunday, Hong Kong police deployed water cannons for the first time in a march to Tsuen Wan.
- While most protesters were peaceful, some groups wielded makeshift weapons and street barricades.
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Hong Kong pro-democracy protests have escalated into violence on their 12th weekend.
What was planned to be a peaceful march over surveillance concerns on Saturday turned into chaos. Hong Kong police used tear gas for the first time in 10 days, while protestors wielded makeshift weapons, reported Business Insider’s Ellen Cranley.
On Sunday, another clash ensued in which police deployed water cannons for the first time and protestors threw petrol bombs and bricks.
These marches are the latest of several large-scale marches protestors have organized in the past three months, when the movement began to push off an extradition bill that has since been suspended. Protesters have since continued their efforts in an attempt to uphold democracy. Efforts have alternated between being peaceful and violent.
Below, see how this weekend’s most recent Hong Kong developments descended into violence.
In June, Hong Kong residents began protesting a now-suspended bill that would have allowed courts to extradite them to mainland China. Bill critics argued Hong Kong residents would be subjected to unfair trials and worse legal protections in the mainland.
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The protests then grew into a fight over democracy in the semi-autonomous region, addressing free elections and independent investigations into alleged police brutality.
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For the past 12 weeks, hundreds of thousands of protesters have organized several large-scale marches, the storming of government buildings, widespread strikes around the city, and the shutting down of an airport. Some have been peaceful, others violent.
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