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Hong Kong Protesters Defy Police with Unauthorized March

Associated Press

   HONG KONG - Hong Kong protesters flooded the city's streets Sunday in
   defiance of a ban by the authorities on their march, setting up
   roadblocks and tossing firebombs amid the firing of tear gas by police.
   Protest leaders carried a black banner at the front of the procession
   that read, "Five main demands, not one less,'' as they pressed their
   calls for accountability and political rights.

   Police had beefed up security measures for the unauthorized rally, the
   latest in the unrest that has disrupted life in the semi-autonomous
   Chinese territory since early June.

   Black-clad and masked protesters barricaded streets at multiple
   locations in Kowloon, where the city's subway operator restricted
   passenger access. A firebomb was tossed at one subway station.

   Police fired tear gas after gasoline bombs were thrown toward one
   subway station as tens of thousands of demonstrators marched down a
   main road with traffic at a standstill. They sang the protest
   movement's anthem and held up placards depicting the Chinese flag as a
   Nazi swastika.

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