Flights resuming at Hong Kong airport after protest chaos

Travellers look at placards and posters placed by protesters at the airport in Hong Kong, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019. Flight operations resumed at the airport Wednesday morning after two days of disruptions marked by outbursts of violence highlighting the hardening positions of pro-democracy protesters and the authorities in the Chinese city that's a major international travel hub.

A statement from the airport’s management said it had obtained “an interim injunction to restrain persons from unlawfully and willfully obstructing or interfering” with airport operations. It said an area of the airport had been set aside for demonstrations, but no protests would be allowed outside the designated area.

The demonstrators are demanding Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam step down and scrap proposed legislation under which some suspects could be sent to mainland China, where critics say they could face torture and unfair or politically charged trials. Most of the protesters left the airport Tuesday after officers armed with pepper spray and swinging batons tried to enter the terminal, fighting with demonstrators who barricaded entrances with luggage carts. Riot police clashed briefly with the demonstrators, leading to several injuries and prompting at least one officer to draw a handgun on his assailants.

Protest getting much... People causing chaos... Sad Event out there in HONG KONG But still istandwithHONGKONGIAN.

I suppose it's logical for police to fight to maintain a police state, but it's still weird to see people working so hard to keep their country **less** fair & democratic. HongKong

Gee, maybe the Brits should have stayed after all. globalnews

Americans, this is the route the DNC is on the fast track to getting us there

Stand with Hong Kong for democracy.

Good news !

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