Riot police detain a protester at Kowloon Bay in Hong Kong on August 24, 2019, as a standoff descended into violence in the latest opposition to a planned extradition law that has since morphed into a wider call for democratic rights in the semi-autonomous city. AFP PHOTO
HONG KONG: Hong Kong riot cops fired tear gas and baton-charged protesters who retaliated with a barrage of stones, bottles and bamboo poles on Saturday, as a standoff in a working-class neighborhood descended into violence, breaking an uneasy peace that had lasted several days.