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A total of 116 demonstrators resisting efforts to remove barricades detained in Hong Kong

The protesters, including key student leaders, have been held for unlawful assembly, assaulting or obstructing police
A total of 116 demonstrators resisting efforts to remove barricades detained in Hong Kong
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Over 100 protesters resisting efforts to clear streets detained in Hong Kong. The protesters, including key student leaders, have been held for unlawful assembly, assaulting or obstructing police. More than 20 bailiffs joined by police officers on Tuesday started dismantling wooden and metal barricades in Mong Kok, on the western part of Kowloon Peninsula, one of the key protest sites.