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11-13-2019, 07:22 PM
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HK Riot Cops Are Filmed Attacking a Pregnant Woman
Hong Kong is on the 'brink of total breakdown' police admit after riot cops are filmed pepper-spraying a pregnant woman and throwing her to the ground
Hong Kong is on the 'brink of total breakdown', police have said after officers were filmed pepper-spraying a woman and tackling her to the ground on another day of violence in the city.* A video clip shared by leading activist Joshua Wong purports to show heavily armed officers scuffling with a pregnant woman.** One policeman is seen squirting a can of pepper spray in the woman's face while several others help him wrestle her to the ground.** The clash was the latest violent episode on a day which saw protesters fire catapults at police and occupy the centre of Hong Kong where officers fired tear gas in reply.* Tensions are higher than ever after an activist was shot and another man set on fire by protesters in angry confrontations on Monday.** Police said masked 'rioters' had committed 'insane' acts, throwing trash, bicycles and other debris on to metro tracks and overhead power lines, paralysing transport. TV footage showed activists dropping heavy objects from overpasses on to traffic below, just missing a motorcyclist.* In the pepper-spray clash, which reportedly took place in Hung Hom at around 10am this morning, the woman turned away in agony after being sprayed but then continued to argue with the officer.* The clip, which was shared by Wong and has not been separately verified, shows the woman trying to hit one of the officers, prompting another round of pepper spray.** The same officer then drags the woman by the back towards his colleagues who help him tackle her to the ground.* Source |