Mob Attacks Hong Kong Protesters; Students Cite 'Triads and Thugs' -- Bloomberg
Hong Kong’s pro-democracy demonstrators were attacked by hundreds of men at two sites in the city, prompting student leaders to shelve talks with the government aimed at ending weeklong street protests still engulfing the city.
The city’s embattled leader, Leung Chun-ying, appealed for calm last night after the baying mobs, which began gathering in the afternoon, tried to remove barricades, shouted abuse and tussled with students. Student federation leaders in a Facebook posting accused the government of betraying their trust by allowing organized violence to be directed at them.
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4 comments:
WNU,
I bet you've seen this before, I know I have. Bus in the plain clothes thugs to break em up. And if that doesn't work use the commotion it creates as an excuse to bring riot police (troops) to put down the "obvious public disorder", kind of covers your bases coming and going.
Moscow, October 1993. Yup .... I saw it because my uncle organized it. Long story. Will need a lot of alcohol to talk about that one.
I'd like to focus your attention at http://www.glozine.com/ It's some 'hybrid' between an online magazine and an online newspaper. I don't know what it actually is, but I know that because of it, I'm always informed on what's new, hot and happening all around the globe! There's also a phone App. I strongly recommend it.
WNU,
Here's something that may interest you, the other side of the mirror from you, so to speak.
http://thediplomad.blogspot.com/2014/10/on-china-re-run.html
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