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milestogo

(16,829 posts) Tue Aug 13, 2019, 12:21 PM Aug 2019

All hell is breaking loose at the Hong Kong airport.

Watching MSNBC covering it.

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All hell is breaking loose at the Hong Kong airport. (Original Post) milestogo Aug 2019 OP

I'm hearing the the police have started retreating Brother Buzz Aug 2019 #1

Oh Gawd I hope not! pandr32 Aug 2019 #2

They all look like teenagers to me, the whole world is watching Baclava Aug 2019 #3

I have a real bad feeling about this. Jirel Aug 2019 #4

Welcome to DU. China's response to this protest will be worse than Tiananmen Square real Cannabis calm Aug 2019 #5

It will be worse because the protests are more virgogal Aug 2019 #6

For us not near tv some live stream on line has been out today lunasun Aug 2019 #7

UPDATE: HK Courts have issued an order to have the protestors removed brooklynite Aug 2019 #8

Brother Buzz

(36,524 posts)

1. I'm hearing the the police have started retreating

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Aug 13, 2019, 12:30 PM

Aug 2019

And after yesterday's events, this looks to be a lull in the storm.....until they regroup then execute plan "B".

pandr32

(11,657 posts)

2. Oh Gawd I hope not!

Reply to Brother Buzz (Reply #1)

Tue Aug 13, 2019, 12:48 PM

Aug 2019

Baclava

(12,047 posts)

3. They all look like teenagers to me, the whole world is watching

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Aug 13, 2019, 01:02 PM

Aug 2019

Your move China

Jirel

(2,037 posts)

4. I have a real bad feeling about this.

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Aug 13, 2019, 01:02 PM

Aug 2019

A bad feeling that especially now that China is using the T-word, this may end looking like Tiananmen Square.

real Cannabis calm

(1,124 posts)

5. Welcome to DU. China's response to this protest will be worse than Tiananmen Square

Reply to Jirel (Reply #4)

Tue Aug 13, 2019, 01:24 PM

Aug 2019

virgogal

(10,178 posts)

6. It will be worse because the protests are more

Reply to real Cannabis calm (Reply #5)

Tue Aug 13, 2019, 01:41 PM

Aug 2019

disruptive to the general public. This airport protest should not have happened.

lunasun

(21,646 posts)

7. For us not near tv some live stream on line has been out today

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Aug 13, 2019, 03:05 PM

Aug 2019

https://m.

brooklynite

(95,185 posts)

8. UPDATE: HK Courts have issued an order to have the protestors removed

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Tue Aug 13, 2019, 03:05 PM

Aug 2019

per the South China Morning Post

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