Scuffles break out between protesters and riot police in central Hong Kong

Scuffles broke out on Sunday in central Hong Kong as riot police cleared a square of thousands of pro-democracy protesters.

Scuffles broke out on Sunday in central Hong Kong as riot police cleared a square of thousands of pro-democracy protesters.

Earlier, riot police charged some of the demonstrators and also fired tear gas after two plainclothes officers were assaulted, according to local media The gathering marked the first large-scale protest in a fortnight, a week after Taiwan’s Tsai Ing-wen won a second term in a fresh blow for Beijing.