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Hong Kong: Petrol bombs and water cannon used in clashes

Violence breaks out after thousands defy a police ban to march in Hong Kong.

Police in Hong Kong have used water cannon and tear gas against protesters throwing petrol bombs and bricks on the fifteenth straight weekend of anti-government action.

Also in the programme: The leaders of Turkey, Russia and Iran are meeting in Ankara on Monday, in their latest round of talks on Syria; Tunisia has held its second free presidential poll since the 2011 uprising that became known as the Arab Spring.

(Photo: A protester throws a brick at police outside the Central Government Complex on September 15, 2019 in Hong Kong. Credit: Getty Images)

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  • Sun 15 Sep 201920:06GMT

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