Police say 77 people arrested in Hong Kong for anti-mask law violations


Reuters | Hong Kong | Updated: 08-10-2019 14:10 IST | Created: 08-10-2019 14:09 IST
Police say 77 people arrested in Hong Kong for anti-mask law violations
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Hong Kong police said on Tuesday 77 people had been arrested for violating an anti-mask law enacted at the weekend under sweeping emergency powers invoked by the city's leader to try to quell often violent anti-government street protests.

Since Friday, more than 200 shops and public utilities have been damaged in the unrest and police have fired 367 tear gas rounds, a police spokesman told a news conference.

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