Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protestors Erect Bamboo Barricades After Police Action and Unknown Interference (+Videos)

The occupation of key parts of downtown Hong Kong escalated on Monday, after protesters erected sturdy roadblocks made of bamboo, chains, industrial sticky tape, concrete, and city rubbish bins pushed into service as joints.
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Hong Kong Pro-Democracy Protestors Erect Bamboo Barricades After Police Action and Unknown Interference (+Videos)
Pro-democracy protesters erect bamboo barricades on October 13, 2014 at Admiralty district in Hong Kong. Pro-democracy supporters continue to occupy the streets surrounding Hong Kong's Financial district after talks broke down with the government. Protesters have threatened to widen their campaign as they continue to call for open elections and the resignation of Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying. Photo by Anthony Kwan/Getty Images
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Matthew Robertson is the former China news editor for The Epoch Times. He was previously a reporter for the newspaper in Washington, D.C. In 2013 he was awarded the Society of Professional Journalists’ Sigma Delta Chi award for coverage of the Chinese regime's forced organ harvesting of prisoners of conscience.
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