Protesters Defy Face Mask Ban; Petrol Bombs Thrown in Hong Kong Metro

Protesters Defy Face Mask Ban; Petrol Bombs Thrown in Hong Kong Metro
Anti-government demonstrators march in protest against the invocation of the emergency laws in Hong Kong, China, Oct. 12, 2019. Reuters/Ammar Awad
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Pro-democracy protesters again took to the streets on Oct. 12 in opposition to Beijing’s tightening grip on the city. Later in the day, petrol bombs were thrown inside a Hong Kong metro station but no one was injured, the government said.

The Kowloon Tong station was seriously damaged in the attack, the government said in a statement. Riot police deployed in the streets of Kowloon and inside several metro stations afterward.