HK police draw guns, arrest 36 in protest

Updated August 26 2019 - 12:23pm, first published 12:20pm
Riot policemen have fired weapons during a confrontation with demonstrators in Hong Kong.
Riot policemen have fired weapons during a confrontation with demonstrators in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong police have arrested 36 people, the youngest aged 12, after violence during anti-government demonstrations escalated as protesters hurled Molotov cocktails at security forces who responded with water cannon and tear gas.

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