Thanks for joining us a prodemocracy protest in hong kong has been disrupted by counterdemonstrators waving chinese flags sittin at a Shopping Mall turned violent when probe aging activists confronted the demonstrators as in its 4th month of prodemocracy demonstrations they were initially launched to oppose a controversial extradition bill but have since widened to demand free elections and the semi autonomous chinese territory. Im breathless used the symbols of passive resistance in the democracy protests of 2014 turning into weapons here. Hours before these scenes occurred some 200 pro beijing protesters gathered at a mall in the cow loon district. To show their support for the chinese government. But the situation escalated when prodemocracy protesters showed up. This woman is shouting hong kong belongs to china. Police tried to end the fight but soon a larger presence was needed. Democracy protesters accusing the police of taking sides clamping down hard on them and arresting more