Arrests after police charge protesters in Hong Kong

Several protesters were detained after police fired tear gas in several areas in Hong Kong amid confrontations between officers and protesters that have become a regular occurrence during the four-month-old protest movement.

Hong Kong: Protesters clashed with anti-riot police forces in central Hong Kong on Sunday, as a court rejected a second attempt to block the ban on masks aimed at quashing violence at pro-democracy rallies.

Several protesters were detained after police fired tear gas in several areas amid confrontations between officers and protesters that have become a regular occurrence during the four-month-old protest movement.

The ban took effect on Saturday, triggering more clashes and destruction over the last two days in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory.

A teen protester was shot on Friday night in the thigh after an off-duty police officer fired his pistol in self-defence.