Слайд 2For weeks now, pro-democracy protest groups have occupied parts of central
Hong Kong, calling for open elections and the resignation of Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying.
Local police have been urging the demonstrators to leave for days, and have recently stepped up efforts to dismantle barricades on several major roads - only to have many of them rebuilt hours later. Tensions boiled over last night, leading to a violent clash between police and protesters.
Слайд 3Pro-democracy protesters take park in a rally outside of Hong Kong
Government Complex on October 13, 2014 in Hong Kong.
Слайд 4 Hong Kong Police march toward pro-democracy protesters
holding
umbrellas during a standoff outside the central government offices
in Hong Kong on October 14, 2014.
Слайд 5 A police officer sprays
a pro-democracy protester in the face
with pepper spray in Hong Kong on October 15, 2014.
is pictured near a barricade, which was later
removed by the police, October 14, 2014.
Слайд 7 Police officers run toward barricades that protesters set up
to block off
main roads in Hong Kong's Central district on October 14, 2014.
Слайд 8 An anti-Occupy Central protester shouts
at pro-democracy
protesters as he is dragged away by police officers.
Слайд 9 Pro-democracy protesters (rear) hang onto
their barricades
as they clash with anti-Occupy Central protesters.
Слайд 10 A man jabs his fingers in
the throat of a pro-democracy protester
in the Central district of Hong Kong on October 13, 2014.
Слайд 11 Police officers remove bamboo barriers that protesters
set up to block
off main roads in Hong Kong's Central district on October 14, 2014.
Слайд 12 Police officers remove protester's tents
in a main road of the
Central district in Hong Kong on October 14, 2014.
Слайд 13Police officers remove barricades that protesters set up on October 14,
2014.
Слайд 14 Heavy equipment is used
to remove an umbrella at the
main protest site in Hong Kong on October 14, 2014.
Слайд 15 Pro-democracy protesters take pictures around an art installation made
with umbrellas as they block a commercial area of Causeway Bay in
Hong Kong on October 11, 2014.
Слайд 16 A pro-democracy protester meditates on an occupied
bridge leading to
the financial Central District in Hong Kong on October 14, 2014.
Слайд 17 A pro-democracy protester takes photos of
obstacles made with
concrete slabs in a tunnel near the central government offices.
Слайд 18 Demonstrators block an underpass
with concrete slabs
taken from drainage ditches on a main road.
Слайд 19 Demonstrators climb over
barriers as others block the
main road with metal and plastic safety barriers.
Слайд 20 Protesters stand
behind umbrellas as police prepare to
advance on their positions.
create a cordon on a street outside of
Hong Kong Government Complex on October 14, 2014 .
Слайд 22Police push protesters into a nearby park to clear a main
road in Hong Kong.
Слайд 24 Police detain a pro-democracy protester after he was tackled
to the ground.
Слайд 25 Civic Party member Ken Tsang, one
of Hong Kong's pro-democracy
political groups, is taken away by policemen.
Слайд 26 A protester leans on
barricades after scuffling with police.