Hong Kong Protests
Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 2:12 am
I don't know what coverage has been like in the UK but blimey it's getting a bit spicy out here.
Protestors have shut down the airport grounding all flights in and out.
The police have removed their name tags and ID numbers in increasingly violent conflicts with protestors that have resulted in a woman being blinded after she was shot in the face with a 'non-lethal' round at close range.
There's strong evidence that police numbers are being bolstered by mainland Chinese who are more 'sympathetic' to the police cause than the local force.
There's some evidence of triads being sent in to stir up trouble for the police to respond to.
2 Tube stations were flooded with tear gas to disperse crowds, even though there's evidence the gas was expired.
There's as many as 4 people dead, though how strongly you can tie that directly to the protest is up for debate.
Xi Jinping has directed amassing PLA troops in Shenzehn, just across the border into mainland China.
There's no end in sight neither.
Protestors have shut down the airport grounding all flights in and out.
The police have removed their name tags and ID numbers in increasingly violent conflicts with protestors that have resulted in a woman being blinded after she was shot in the face with a 'non-lethal' round at close range.
There's strong evidence that police numbers are being bolstered by mainland Chinese who are more 'sympathetic' to the police cause than the local force.
There's some evidence of triads being sent in to stir up trouble for the police to respond to.
2 Tube stations were flooded with tear gas to disperse crowds, even though there's evidence the gas was expired.
There's as many as 4 people dead, though how strongly you can tie that directly to the protest is up for debate.
Xi Jinping has directed amassing PLA troops in Shenzehn, just across the border into mainland China.
There's no end in sight neither.