A crowd of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong staged a silent sit-in at the Yuen Long MTR station
On July 21, after a demonstration in downtown Hong Kong against a now-shelved extradition bill was broken up by police, protesters returning to Yuen Long were attacked by a mob wielding iron bars and bamboo sticks.
Protesters were reportedly at the mercy of the mob for almost an hour before police arrived and at least 45 people were injured, some seriously. On Wednesday evening the Hong Kong government said in a statement that activists had blocked roads outside the station and that after"repeated warnings to the protesters went futile, police are now conducting a dispersal operation, using minimum force."
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