Hundreds of Hong Kong university and school students swapped classes for democra...
HONG KONG - Hundreds of Hong Kong university and school students swapped classes for democracy demonstrations on Monday, the latest act of defiance in an anti-government movement that has plunged the Chinese-ruled city into its biggest political crisis in decades.
Riot police on Monday patrolled the subway, known as the MTR, where some of the most violent clashes have erupted. Matthew Cheung, Hong Kong government chief secretary, told reporters that schools were no place for protests. Airport authorities said 25 flights were cancelled on Sunday but transport services were largely back to normal.After leaving the airport on Sunday, some demonstrators targeted the MTR subway station in nearby Tung Chung district, ripping out turnstiles and smashing CCTV cameras and lamps with metal poles. Police moved in and made several arrests.
John Lee, government secretary for security, told media that nearly 100 petrol bombs were thrown in various locations on Saturday with two found on a 13-year-old boy who was arrested inside an MTR station.
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