Hong Kong Protesters Gather to Commemorate Violent Mob Attack, Police Fire Tear Gas

Hong Kong Protesters Gather to Commemorate Violent Mob Attack, Police Fire Tear Gas
Police officers stand next to a burning barricade during a pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong, China on Oct. 20, 2019. Ammar Awad/Reuters
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HONG KONG—Hong Kong riot police fired tear gas late on Oct. 21 to disperse pro-democracy demonstrators gathered to commemorate the three-month anniversary of an assault by more than 100 men on protesters, commuters and journalists.

The clashes in the Yuen Long neighborhood came a day after widespread violence in which tens of thousands marched through Kowloon district.