within hours. hello and welcome to bbc news. riot police have stormed a metro station in hong kong, using batons to beat passengers in the latest round of clashes with pro democracy campaigners. and police confirm two officers fired live rounds into the air during operations to clear protesters from the streets. tens of thousands were marching in defiance of a ban with petrol bombs being thrown at officers who responded with tear gas and water cannon. beijing has condemned the protests, asjohn sudworth reports now from hong kong. tear gas from the roof of hong kong s government offices met with utter defiance. hong kong s political deadlock is growing increasingly violent. the only way, some believe, to secure this city s freedoms under chinese rule. by nightfall, this giant fire was raging in the central business district. but with scenes like these, china is also in no mood to compromise. this man is editor of one of beijing s ultra loyal communist party run papers. transla
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