Nearly 200 flights coming in and out of the airport were canceled on Monday on the fourth and largest day of airport sit-ins by anti-government protesters.
All departing flights at Hong Kong International Airport have been canceled for the rest of Monday following a dramatic fourth day of protests at one of the world's busiest transport hubs.
hat the airport has effectively shut down while authorities consider their next move in tackling the crisis. On Sunday, there were clashes during a rally in the city's Victoria Park in which police used non-lethal bullets, the BBC reported, adding that petrol bombs and bricks were thrown at officers, who responded by charging at the protesters.
"Firing at retreating protesters in confined areas where they had little time to leave goes against the purported objective of dispersing a crowd.
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