HONG KONG: Opposition groups clashed with pro-democracy protesters in ugly and chaotic scenes in one of Hong Kong’s busiest shopping districts Friday, while the government stepped up its rhetoric against the demonstrations.

Around 200 demonstrators faced off against a much larger group of anti-protesters in Mong Kok after they started to dismantle barricades in an apparent backlash against the demonstrations, which have brought parts of the city to a standstill.

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