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24 December 201917.47 Violent riots between police and protesters broke out in Hong Kong in one of the busiest neighborhoods in the city. The spark: some arrests made by plainclothes policemen inside a shopping center. The demonstrators then organized a series of "flash-mobs" of protest against which the police reacted with tear gas and batons. Hong Kong has for months been the scene of demonstrations in favor of greater democratic freedoms.