Hong Kong police resort to tear gas to break up democracy protesters

Hong Kong police fire repeated volleys of tear gas to disperse prodemocracy protests on Sunday and batoncharged the crowd blocking a key road in the government district after official warnings against illegal demonstrations Hong Kong police used tear gas on Sunday to try to clear thousands of prodemocracy protesters who had gathered outside government headquarters in a challenge to Beijing over its decision to restrict democratic reforms for the city. After spending hours holding the prot