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Hong Kong reopens after weekend of clashes, protests

A general view of Victoria Harbour and downtown skyline is seen from the Peak in Hong Kong, China. [Reuters]

Hong Kong’s businesses and metro stations reopened as usual on Monday after a chaotic Sunday when police fired water cannon, tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters who blocked roads and threw petrol bombs outside government headquarters.

On Sunday what began as a mostly peaceful protest earlier in the day spiraled into violence in some of the Chinese territory’s busiest shopping and tourist districts.

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