Hong Kong gears up for pro-democracy rally after latest weekend of unrest

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.Police detain a man after clearing a barricade set up by protesters on a street in the Mongkok district in Hong Kong on October 13, 2019. - Hong Kong riot police on October 13 skirmished with small groups of masked pro-democracy protesters who held flashmob gatherings in multiple locations -- although crowds were smaller and less violent than recent weekends.

Protesters threw more than 20 petrol bombs at a police station in the gritty working class district of Mong Kok across the harbour in Kowloon, and vandalised metro stations as well as mainland Chinese businesses or those deemed pro-Beijing. Embattled Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam is due to deliver her annual Policy Address on Wednesday amid pressure to restore confidence in the government as it grapples with the city’s biggest political crisis in decades.

Does this at all look like Starbucks in Edmonton?

Does this resemble your Starbucks in Toronto? Shame on Ted Cruz who lies through his teeth.

Does this resemble your Starbucks in Vancouver? Starbucks a target of the rioters since it is related to Maxims group.

Rioters target snack shop 360, vandalise and loot. Rioters caught and arrested by undercover police. And Ted Cruz referring to all this as ‘inspiring’

MTR a key target of the rioters.

Rioters out to vandalise and destroy retail outlets.

Ted Cruz, US Senator, was in HK - he called the rioters peaceful. Mr Senator either you need your eyes checked or your brain checked. Or you are a liar. Here we see three rioters kicked and attacked police; plus tried to snatch his gun.

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