Flights resume at the Hong Kong International Airport after two days of paralyzing protests that spiraled into violence and chaos.
Flights resumed at the Hong Kong International Airport on Wednesday after two days of paralyzing protests that spiraled into violence and chaos.
On Tuesday night, protesters"continuously hurled miscellaneous objects and aimed laser beams at police officers," according to a statement from Hong Kong police, condemning"such radical and violent acts." Two officers were injured and sent to the hospital, police said. Hu Xijin, the editor-in-chief of China's state-owned nationalist newspaper Global Times, later said the man was one of his reporters.
"Dear tourists, we're deeply sorry about what happened yesterday," read one poster held by two young women in the arrivals terminal."We were desperate and we made imperfect decisions. Please accept our apology."
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