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Protesters arrested after violent clashes in Hong Kong

At least two people are in serious condition in Hong Kong hospitals after a long day and night of violence between police and protesters. An estimated 5,000 riot police fired tear gas, pepper spray, rubber bullets and bean bags at tens of thousands of protesters as they forcibly cleared streets around the city's Legislative Council in Admiralty. Confrontations went late into the night as crowds of mostly young, college-aged protesters were pushed back from the Legislative Council complex towards the city's Central district. At least 79 people were injured in the violence, with two remaining in serious condition, according to a spokesman for Hong Kong's information bureau. At a press conference Thursday evening, Hong Kong Police Commissioner Steven Lo Wai-chung said 11 people had been arrested over the course of Wednesday's protests on charges of disorderly conduct in a public place, unlawful assembly, and assaulting a police officer. He said 22 police sustained injuries during the protests, although it is not clear whether the 79 injured includes the number of police who were hurt. #hongKong #CNN #News