Police clear protesters from Hong Kong parliament

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Police fired several rounds of tear gas as protesters held up umbrellas to protect themselves or fled.

Plumes of smoke billowed across major thoroughfares and in between some of the world's tallest skyscrapers.

Some sat at legislators' desks, checking their phones, while others scrawled"anti-extradition" on chamber walls. Riot police in helmets and carrying batons earlier fired pepper spray as the stand-off continued into the sweltering heat of the evening.

 

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