Chaos consumed Hong Kong’s international airport Tuesday as formerly peaceful pro-democracy protests took a turn toward vigilantism. Follow along with latimes China correspondent aliceysu as she breaks down the latest in Hong Kong.
Chaos consumed Hong Kong’s international airport Tuesday as formerly peaceful pro-democracy protests took a turn toward vigilantism.
A protester shows a placard to stranded travelers during a demonstration at the Airport in Hong Kong.The international airport, one of Asia’s top transportation hubs and a symbol of Hong Kong’s status as a financial center, has been a focal site for protesters, who’ve been trying to raise awareness of their fight for democratic reforms and against alleged police brutality.
An unidentified man, center, is shouted at by protesters during a demonstration at Hong Kong's International Airport.Shouting matches broke out as protesters refused to let passengers by. At one point, some protesters trapped passengers — including families with small children — in a poorly ventilated emergency passageway.
“I’m getting quite scared, to be honest,” she said. “You cannot just block the whole airport. This is the fifth day they’re doing this, all the poor tourists have to stay here, and the airlines are not helping at all.”The protests Monday and Tuesday came after the most violent clashes between police and protesters so far over the weekend.
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