Hong Kong protesters detained a man they said is an undercover policeman as tensions rose at the international airport
HONG KONG - Police and protesters clashed at Hong Kong’s international airport on Tuesday evening after flights were disrupted for a second day and the political crisis in the former British colony deepened.
Scuffles broke out after an injured person was taken out of the main terminal by medics after he was held by a group of protesters. Some activists claimed he was an undercover mainland Chinese police officer. Although the situation looked like it could erupt into serious violence, it calmed down after a few hours without a more forceful police intervention.
Demonstrators say they are fighting the erosion of the “one country, two systems” arrangement that enshrined some autonomy for Hong Kong since China took it back from Britain in 1997. Police clash with anti-government protesters at the airport in Hong Kong, China August 13, 2019. REUTERS/Thomas PeterAs she spoke, the benchmark Hang Seng indexDemonstrators want Lam to resign. She says she will stay.
As evening fell, protesters at the airport surrounded a man who they suspected to be a Chinese policeman. After an extended standoff when the man’s mainland Chinese identity card was taken and checked, medics and Hong Kong police entered the airport to take the man away, sparking the clashes.
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