Hong Kong protesters torched a pile of barricade after police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse thousands of protesters on the streets. Read the latest:
Protesters run as they build barricades outside the terminals at Hong Kong International Airport, in Hong Kong, China September 1, 2019. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
Trains to the airport were suspended and traffic was heavy after protesters urged the public to overwhelm road and rail links to one of the world’s busiest airports. China denies the charge of meddling in Hong Kong, which it says is an internal affair. It has denounced the protests and warned of the damage to the economy.
“We plan to disrupt activity at the airport to draw attention to what the government and the police are doing to us,” said one 20-year-old protester, asking not to be named. “If we disrupt the airport more foreigners will read the news about Hong Kong.”City police said the demonstration at the airport was illegal and that protesters had “hurled objects” at officers and charged at water-filled barricades. There were no immediate reports of casualties at the airport.
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