40 Most Powerful Images Of 2014

18. Occupy Mong KoK

In this Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014 photo, a pro-democracy protester chants umbrella and a yellow banner at an occupied area before the barricade is removed in Mong Kok district of Hong Kong. Hong Kong authorities on Tuesday began clearing away some barricades
Kin Cheung/AP

Demonstrators of 'Occupy Mong Kok' raised umbrellas to protect themselves against the blasts of the irritant solution from the police attempting to detain the crowds. They also wore helmets, goggles or gas masks.

Police made 80 arrests but protestors continued through into the night.

 
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