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Hong Kong flashpoint

November 25, 2014 11:00 pm • Last Updated: November 25, 2014 10:34 pm

An attempt by Hong Kong authorities to clear a 2-month-old pro-democracy protest camp in Mong Kok district spiraled into chaos Tuesday as hundreds more protesters flooded the crowded neighborhood, a flashpoint for earlier violent clashes with police and angry mobs. A total of 80 people were arrested, police said. The chaotic scenes that continued late into the night underscored the challenge authorities face in trying to shut down the protest site.

An attempt by Hong Kong authorities to clear a 2-month-old pro-democracy protest camp in Mong Kok district spiraled into chaos Tuesday as hundreds more protesters flooded the crowded neighborhood, a flashpoint for earlier violent clashes with police and angry mobs. A total of 80 people were arrested, police said. The chaotic scenes that continued late into the night underscored the challenge authorities face in trying to shut down the protest site.

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