PHOTOS: Protesters Destroyed Police Station, Parliament Building

Sade AdewaleAugust 6, 2019

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Protesters in Hong Kong have used slingshots to hurl rocks and thrown bricks at a police station in the city during another day of demonstrations.

Officers also fired multiple rounds of tear gas to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters today and Beijing said it would not let the situation persist.

People also used bricks to launch at the Tseung Kwan O Police Station this afternoon. Protesters are also gearing up for a a strike aimed at bringing the city to a halt tomorrow.

The Chinese-controlled city has been rocked by months of protests against a proposed bill to allow people to be extradited to stand trial in mainland China.

Officers also fired multiple rounds of tear gas to disperse hundreds of anti-government protesters today and Beijing said it would not let the situation persist.

Last night police fired tear gas, pictured outside of a police station in the Wong Tai Sin district of Hong Kong, at protesters.

Protesters wore black and held umbrellas during the overnight clashes. Pictured are demonstrators in the Tsim Sha Tsui district. They have also called for a mass strike across Hong Kong tomorrow.

Protesters dressed in black used slingshots to aim at police during another night of protests in Hong Kong tonight. Pictured is a demonstrator in Causeway Bay.

A lone priest stood in front of a row of riot police during the protests in Kennedy Town, Hong Kong, today, as thousands more people took to the streets in another night of demonstrations

On Sunday anti-extradition bill protesters, pictured, gathered during the rally in Tseung Kwan O district, Hong Kong.

Thousands of people took to the streets in the Tseung Kwan O district of Hong Kong, pictured, today holding umbrellas to protest against a proposed bill to allow people to be extradited to stand trial in mainland China.