BREAKING Hong Kong protest increase: over 1,000 "arrested" [View all]

Hong Kong police and protesters clash ahead of 70th anniversary of People's Republic of China
By Julia Hollingsworth, CNN
Updated 6:18 AM ET, Mon September 30, 2019

Hong Kong (CNN)Hong Kong police fired blue dye from a water cannon, rounds of tear gas and a live warning shot as protesters lit fires and threw petrol bombs and bricks on Sunday in clashes ahead of the 70th anniversary of the People's Republic of China.

Despite organizers not requesting permission from authorities, thousands of protesters marched in the 17th consecutive weekend of unrest. Hong Kong's Hospital Authority said 48 people were admitted for treatment, including one person in critical condition.

More than 150 people were arrested over the weekend, police said in a news conference Monday. On Friday, police announced that a total of 1,578 people had been arrested over the course of the protests.
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