Train to Hong Kong airport suspended after violent protests | Inquirer News

Train to Hong Kong airport suspended after violent protests

/ 05:11 PM September 01, 2019

A protestor uses an umbrella to hide the identity of another as pro-democracy protestors create blockades outside the airport in, Hong Kong, Sunday, Sept.1, 2019. The operator of the express train to Hong Kong’s airport has suspended service as pro-democracy protesters gathered there following a day of violent clashes with police. Protesters gathered at the airport after online calls to disrupt travel. (Photo by KIN CHEUNG / AP)

HONG KONG — Service on the express train to Hong Kong’s airport was suspended Sunday as pro-democracy protesters gathered there following a day of violent clashes with police.

Trains from the airport on Chek Lap Kok island into the city still were running, MTR Corp. said.

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Several hundred protesters have gathered at the airport, one of Asia’s busiest, following online calls to disrupt travel. Many carried umbrellas, a symbol of the protest movement.

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Hong Kong has been the scene of increasingly tense protests over the past three months. They started in opposition to a proposed extradition law but have expanded to include other grievances, demands for greater democracy and calls for the Chinese territory’s leader to step down.

Police issued a statement warning that protesters were violating a court injunction against Sunday’s demonstration. A police statement said officers were preparing to clear away the protesters.

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On Saturday, protesters threw gasoline bombs at government headquarters and police hit subway passengers with clubs and pepper spray.

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Also Sunday, about 200 people gathered at the British Consulate.

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