Lawmakers Urge US to Block Sales of Crowd-Control Gear to Hong Kong

Lawmakers Urge US to Block Sales of Crowd-Control Gear to Hong Kong
Riot police detains a demonstrator during a protest against police violence in Hong Kong, China July 28, 2019. Reuters/Tyrone Siu
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A bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers on Aug. 3 urged the Trump Administration to suspend future sales of munitions and crowd-control equipment to Hong Kong police which has been accused of using excessive force against anti-government protesters.

A Hong Kong democracy activist, Joshua Wong, this week tweeted pictures of teargas shells and rubber bullets he said were used by police against protesters.