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Hong Kong protests: Demonstrators defy ban on march
There's renewed violence in Hong Kong as police clash with pro-democracy protesters marching in defiance of a ban.
There's been renewed violence in Hong Kong where police have used tear gas and water cannon against crowds holding a pro-democracy protest in defiance of a ban.
Also in the programme: Taliban fighters have launched a multi-pronged assault on Kunduz, a strategically important city in northern Afghanistan, and Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has his account hacked.
(Picture: Protesters throw tear gas canisters back at police during an anti-government rally outside of Central Government Complex on August 31, 2019 in Hong Kong, China. Credit: Anthony Kwan/Getty Images)
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