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Hong Kong Protesters March in Defiance Ahead of National Day

Associated Press

   HONG KONG - Thousands of protesters regrouped after police fired tear
   gas at them Sunday and marched along a thoroughfare in downtown Hong
   Kong in a second straight day of defiance, sparking fears of more
   violence ahead of China's National Day.

   Protesters, many clad in black with umbrellas and carrying
   pro-democracy posters, sang songs and chanted "Stand with Hong Kong,
   fight for freedom" as they took over a stretch of a road more than 1
   kilometer (1.6 mile) long and headed toward the government office
   complex.

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