The violence between Hong Kong riot police and anti-government protesters escalated on Sunday – one of the most violent nights of pro-democracy demonstrations which began three months ago.
While largely peaceful, a group of more violent protesters broke away from the day’s march – pelting police with bricks and fire bombs. In response, police deployed tear gas and two Mercedes-Benz crowd control water cannons for the first time in 12 weeks.
Police have fired tear gas in Tsuen Wan as protesters hurl bricks and projectiles in return https://t.co/yIVtMHNLAE #HongKongProtests pic.twitter.com/OHBVEGtHt0
— SCMP Hong Kong (@SCMPHongKong) August 25, 2019
Water cannon deployed toward protesters. pic.twitter.com/k3QgJVacuu
— Nathan VanderKlippe (@nvanderklippe) August 25, 2019
The vehicles are equipped with surveillance cameras and multiple water-cannon nozzles, and police had said they would only be used in the event of a “large-scale public disturbance”. –BBC
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“… police deployed tear gas and two Mercedes-Benz crowd control water cannons for the first time in 12 weeks.”
Soon to be replaced by tank cannons.