All check ins at one of the busiest transport hubs in asia were cancelled on tuesday afternoon. There were angry confrontations just before midnight between Security Forces and demonstrators staging a sit in. Protestors used barricades to stop police forcing their way into the building but local media are reporting that the Airport Authority has been granted a court order to evict the occupiers. Our correspondentjonathan head is at the airport and sent this report. This was the day a self styled Democracy Movement came close to mob violence. Fearful of infiltrators, the protesters seized individuals they believed were undercover chinese officers. With emotions so raw it was hard to restrain them. For a second day they had occupied the airport and shut it down. Luggage trolleys rammed together to make effective barricades. Thousands filled the departure hall, mingling with bewildered passengers whose flights were no longer leaving, and at times trying to win their understanding. What st
An uneasy calm has descended on hong kong airport, after pro democracy protestors severely disrupted flights for a second day. All check ins at one of the busiest transport hubs in asia were cancelled on tuesday afternoon. There were angry confrontations just before midnight between Security Forces and demonstrators staging a sit in. Protestors used barricades to stop police forcing their way into the building but local media are reporting that the Airport Authority has been granted a court order to evict the occupiers. Our correspondentjonathan head is at the airport and sent this report. This was the day a self styled Democracy Movement came close to mob violence. Fearful of infiltrators, the protesters seized individuals they believed were undercover chinese officers. With emotions so raw it was hard to restrain them. For a second day they had occupied the airport and shut it down. Luggage trolleys rammed together to make effective barricades. Thousands filled the departure hall, mi
An uneasy calm has descended on hong kong airport, after pro democracy protestors severely disrupted flights for a second day. There were angry confrontations just before midnight between Security Forces and demonstrators staging a sit in. Protestors used barricades to stop police forcing their way into the building. As of wednesday, Hong Kongs Airport Authority says its obtained an interim injunction to restrain people from unlawfully and wilfully obstructing operations. Our correspondentjonathan head was at the airport and sent this this was the day a self styled Democracy Movement came close to mob violence. Fearful of infiltrators, the protesters seized individuals they believed were undercover chinese officers. With emotions so raw it was hard to restrain them. For a second day they had occupied the airport and shut it down. Luggage trolleys rammed together to make effective barricades. Thousands filled the departure hall, mingling with bewildered passengers whose flights were no
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