25/12/2019 10:32
Hong Kong protests: Christmas Eve rallies lead to clashes
Police in Hong Kong have battled pro-democracy protesters with tear gas in some of the most sustained unrest seen in the Chinese territory in weeks.
Demonstrators - some wearing Santa hats or reindeer horns to mark Christmas Eve - held flashmob rallies in multiple shopping centres, while others took to the streets of a popular tourist area.
Some threw petrol bombs, while police used pepper spray and batons.
Hong Kong has seen six months of anti-government protests.
The protests started in June over a controversial extradition bill, and have now evolved into a broader movement demanding an investigation into police brutality, and democratic reform.