Hong Kong police clashed with protesters

- In Hong Kong on Tuesday riots erupted when police tried to move illegal street vendors. Protesters set garbage cans on fire and threw stones at officers who used pepper spray and batons to disperse the crowd.

Police officers also fired warning shots, a police spokeswoman confirmed. The South China Morning Post reported that 48 officers were injured. It would also have been injured a number of journalists. According to the newspaper, 23 men and one woman arrested.

The confrontation between protesters and police took place in the district of Mong Cook, which also was the scene of violent riots in 2014. protested then against the influence of China.