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At least 200 people were arrested and more than 70 injured in Hong Kong as protesters seeking greater democracy and police accountability blocked roads and vandalised public facilities.
Police and protesters clashed at malls full of afternoon shoppers, where riot police used pepper spray and detained several people.
Shopfronts were vandalised and subway turnstiles were damaged, police said. Some of malls opted to close early.
A Mandarin-speaking man attacked several people with a knife at the Cityplaza shopping centre in Taikoo Shing and bit off part of pro-democracy district councilor Andrew Chiu’s ear, Radio Television Hong Kong reported.
The incident at the Swire Properties Ltd-owned mall ended with more bloodshed as bystanders punched and kicked the attacker in retaliation, the report said.
The government said in a statement that it “severely condemns†the assault in Taikoo Shing. It “appeals to people who hold different views to put aside their differences, stay rational and exercise restraint as well as to embrace harmony and respect diversity,†the government said.