Clashes resume in Hong Kong between police and anti-government protesters, some of them donning Santa Claus hats, as the more than six-month-long demonstrations look set to move into the new year.
Catch up on the developing stories making headlines.HONG KONG -- Clashes resumed in Hong Kong on Tuesday between police and anti-government protesters, some of them donned Santa Claus hats, as the more than six-month-long demonstrations look set to move into the new year.
Black-clad protesters smashed shop windows, while police responded with tear gas and the arrest of a still indeterminate number of demonstrators. The protests demanding greater democratic rights show no sign of ending despite the overwhelming victory by anti-establishment candidates inSunday's protests were focused on the city's mainly working class Mong Kok district. In response, police ran down suspected protesters in shopping malls and on subway trains.
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