Riot police detain a protester during an anti-government rally in central Hong Kong, China October 6, 2019. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
Reuters: Chinese soldiers in Hong Kong warn protesters as emergency rules fail to quell unrest
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese soldiers issued a warning to Hong Kong protesters on Sunday who shone lasers at their barracks in the city, in the first direct interaction with mainland military forces in four months of anti-government demonstrations.
The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) garrison in Kowloon district warned a crowd of a few hundred protesters they could be arrested for targeting its troops and barracks walls with laser lights.
One officer shouted through a loudhailer in broken Cantonese - the main language of Hong Kong - “Bear consequences for your actions.”
The stand-off with the PLA came after rallies attended by tens of thousands of protesters earlier on Sunday ended in violent clashes in several locations. Police fired tear gas and baton-charged the crowds, while some demonstrators threw bricks and petrol bombs at police as night fell.
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Update #1: Warning flag spotted at Chinese army barracks in Kowloon Tong as protests escalate across Hong Kong (HKFP)
Update #2: Chinese military issues warning to Hong Kong protesters amid clashes as tens of thousands defy face mask ban (The Telegraph)
WNU Editor: These warnings are only going to motivate the protesters to focus their attention on these Chinese garrisons.
2 comments:
WNU,
You are right and that's the goal of China. More rage from the protester, earlier the People's Liberation Army will take over Hong Kong.
And yet the PLA does the same thing to our US pilots in Djibouti.
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