hello and welcome to bbc news. anti government protesters in hong kong have been attacked by unidentified men wearing white t shirts and wielding batons. social media from the region has been inundated by footage of groups of men charging at crowds in one of the city s railway stations. at least 30 people are believed to have been injured. the attacks allegedly took place as crowds were on their way home from the latest protest rally in the city. in a statement, the government condemned the attacks and promised serious enforcement actions. well, earlier at that demonstration, police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protestors demonstrating against the way the territory is being run. tens of thousands of people took to the streets the latest in a series of pro democracy rallies which have been going on for two months now. stephen mcdonell‘s report contains some flashing images. protests here used to end peacefully. not anymore. after the seventh consecutive we
hello and welcome to bbc news. dozens of people have been injured, one critically, in hong kong after anti government protesters were attacked by gangs of unidentified men wearing white t shirts and wielding batons. social media in the region has been inundated with footage of the assaults at a railway station and there s speculation that the men were acting on behalf of the authorities. in a statement, the government condemned the actions and promised serious enforcement measures. well, earlier, police had fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse protestors. tens of thousands of people had taken to the streets, the latest in a series of pro democracy rallies, which have been going on for two months. stephen mcdonell‘s report contains some flashing images. protests here used to end peacefully. not anymore. after the seventh consecutive weekend of marches in hong kong, some hardcore pro democracy protesters have decided that escalation is the way forward, and they ve be
hello and welcome to bbc news. dozens of people have been injured one critically in hong kong after anti government protesters were attacked by gangs of unidentified men wearing white t shirts and wielding batons. social media in the region has been inundated with footage like this one here of the assaults at a railway station and there s speculation that the men might have been acting on behalf of the authorities. in a statement, the government condemned the actions and promised serious enforcement measures. our beijing correspondent celia hatton joins us. what more do we know? there is a lot of speculation, many writing on social media in pointing out certain things. we don t have an official word on who these men are in the hong kong authorities have said they will try to get to the bottom of this incident but many on social media are pointing out the fact that this group seems very well organised. some are pointing to the fa ct organised. some are pointing to the fact
a warm welcome to the programme, briefing you on all you need to know in global news, business and sport. and you can be part of the conversation. tell us what you think about the stories we are covering, or what you are spotting where you are. just use the hashtag #bbcthebriefing. anti government protesters in hong kong have been attacked by unidentified men wearing white t shirts and wielding batons. social media from the region has been inundated by footage of groups of men charging at crowds in one of the city s railway stations. at least 30 people are believed to have been injured. the attacks allegedly took place as crowds were on their way home from the latest protest rally in the city. joining me now is the bbc‘s celia hatton, who is in beijing. what are people saying where you are about this latest development? well, inside mainland china, those groups of men, as you said, who were dressed in white who attacked anti government protests, many people are applauding t
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