Violence intensifies: Police use tear gas to disperse protesters in Hong Kong

Protests continued in Hong Kong for 22nd week, despite denied permit. Masked protesters flooded Hong Kong's central shopping district setting barricades on fire and vandalizing shops.

Unrest in Hong Kong, a former British colony, started over a now dropped bill, which would have made it easier to extradite prisoners to mainland China

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