18 hospitalized and more than 250 arrested in Hong Kong protest

Hong Kong: Eighteen people were hospitalized and more than 250 arrested in Hong Kong following clashes between demonstrators and the police, according to media reports on Monday. Protesters gathered on Sunday in several shopping malls in the city, where they raised slogans, while some others later attempted to block the streets of Mong Kok's shopping district by creating improvised barricades, reports

Efe news. Police responded by firing tear gas and making more than 250 arrests, some of them resulting in violence and many of those affected had to be transferred to hospitals.Among those admitted were Democratic Party legislator Roy Kwong who had reportedly visited the site to mediate between police and protesters. (IANS) 

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