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Hong Kong is enduring its 14th weekend of protests on Saturday, a day after police fired multiple rounds of tear gas to disperse protesters in Mong Kok.
The battleground has shifted from earlier threats to besiege the airport – effectively snuffed out by pre-emptive police and government action – to malls owned by the city's rail operator, the MTR, before winding up on the increasingly familiar turf in Mong Kok.
Hundreds of civilians are in a stand-off with police on Nathan Road and a large fire was lit outside Mong Kok Police Station. Both Prince Edward and Mong Kok MTR stations have been closed for the second night running.
The latest action comes despite the city’s leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor on Wednesday announcing she would formally withdraw the extradition bill that sparked the political crisis. Protesters have vowed to fight on until all five of their demands, including a judge-led inquiry into police's handling of the protests, are met.
Reporting by John Power, Kanis Leung, Linda Lew, Cissy Zhou, Phila Siu, Kimmy Chung, Karen Zhang, Danny Lee, Lam Ka-sing, Sarah Zheng and Mimi Lau.


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More than 10 riot police quickly on the scene to rescue colleagues who had been making an arrest
Night-time escalation comes after a day of relative peace, with pre-emptive measures allowing airport to operate smoothly



More than 10 riot police are quickly on the scene to rescue colleagues who had been making an arrest.


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Operations at Hong Kong International Airport are running smoothly as scores of police officers are keeping a close watch on the aviation hub and its transport links, following protesters’ threats to target them.
Riot police are stationed at Hong Kong Station, near where travellers board the Airport Express for the airport. #hongkongprotests
Video: SCMP/Chris Healy pic.twitter.com/myeTCOgZlR
— SCMP Hong Kong (@SCMPHongKong) September 7, 2019
Photos by Sam Tsang and K.Y. Cheng. 


 
 


Airport operations running smoothly

Airport Authority staff have been seen telling several people at the bus station there to leave, saying they could be in breach of a court injunction order if they remain.
Outside the bus terminus for leaving the Hong Kong airport, three young people are being told to leave the area or they will be held in breach of the court injunction. #hongkongprotests
Video: SCMP/John Power pic.twitter.com/plN11H3qGQ
— SCMP Hong Kong (@SCMPHongKong) September 7, 2019



Warning for people at airport bus station

More than 100 protesters have gathered at Tung Chung MTR station and are chanting “Liberate Hong Kong! Revolution of our times!” About 30 police officers are at the station but there are no clashes.


Protesters gather at Tung Chung MTR station

About 40 protesters have joined a sit-in at Citylink Plaza shopping centre in Sha Tin.


Dozens join sit-in at Sha Tin shopping centre

The MTR has announced that it is closing Prince Edward station after a risk assessment. About 10 protesters had gathered inside.
Other MTR stations could be closed as well later in the day.
Photos by Sarah Zheng and Edmond So. 


 


MTR closes Prince Edward station

Dozens of extra riot police arrived around 4.30pm to disperse people who gathered at Tung Chung station.
Once riot police began the operation, people scattered through the bus terminus and the adjacent square.
Riot police remain stationed at several locations around the station.


Dispersal operation in Tung Chung

 After a sit-in at Telford Plaza shopping centre in Kowloon Bay, protesters walked around the mall chanting, "Liberate Hong Kong! Revolution of our time!"
Some shops pulled down their shutters.
"There is no destination for this protest. We are just shopping," one protester says.


Protesters 'shopping' in Telford Plaza

In Telford Plaza, about 200 protesters have started a new sit-in, while hundreds of others are “window shopping” inside the mall.



Another sit-in at Telford Plaza

The protest at Citylink Plaza in Sha Tin has changed form, with many of those who joined the sit-in now standing up to chant slogans with the crowd.


Sit-in protesters now standing and chanting

At Prince Edward MTR station, an employee of the rail firm is defending the station's closure to reporters as a few residents gather at the gate.
An elderly man is arguing with young people outside.



Station closure defended

Tensions are on the rise in Tung Chung town centre, after a person hurled an object at riot police at the MTR station.
Dozens of officers ran after some people who dashed towards a staircase at the Citygate Outlets shopping centre.
Officers stopped a woman but a passer-by said she did not throw any objects.
Meanwhile, service on the MTR's Tung Chung line has been reduced, with trains running at 15-minute intervals.


Tensions on rise in Tung Chung

Police and MTR staff have left the shuttered exit of Prince Edward station after being questioned for more than 40 minutes.
Those on the other side of the shutters wanted to know why the station was closed and about the events of August 31, when violent clashes broke out between police and protesters inside the station.
Those outside are not satisfied, with some yelling, “open the station!” and jeering.


Questions for staff at Prince Edward station 

Residents in Tung Chung and riot police are in a stand-off, with some people shouting abuse at the officers.
People have returned to the footbridge to Fu Tung Estate to yell at police, who are standing below, near Tung Chung station.
In Tung Chung, riot police and members of the public are locked in a stand-off
Video: SCMP/Kanis Leung pic.twitter.com/YaOvClA08I
— SCMP Hong Kong (@SCMPHongKong) September 7, 2019
A police officer tells colleagues to film the residents for the collection of evidence.
"Take some good shots of their faces," an officer tells others through a loudspeaker. "When the need arises, we will take law enforcement actions."



Stand-off in Tung Chung

Three protesters kneel outside an exit of Prince Edward MTR station, which is adorned with white flowers of mourning. Every now and then more residents add flowers to the wall, with a few encouraging the three on the floor.
Amid rumours that three protesters were beaten to death by police last week in the station, the government has issued a statement to refute this. 
"The government seriously clarifies that there had been no deaths resulting from enforcement actions in the last three months. It also dismisses continuous claims of deaths resulting from the incident at Prince Edward station on August 31," the statement says.



Government refutes death claims

Dozens have surrounded a pillar to read printed slogans and put up messages of support for protesters. 
New Town Plaza is connected to MTR-run Citylink Plaza. The former was the site of violent clashes in July between police and protesters, and its management later faced a backlash from demonstrators and residents demanding to know why police were let in over that incident. 

 


At New Town Plaza in Sha Tin...

Chin Po-fun, 59, was earlier today arrested at the airport bus stop on suspicion of contempt of court after she refused to leave the area despite requests by Airport Authority staff who cited an injunction banning protests. 
Before she was detained, Chin, who was holding a card listing the five demands of protesters, said she was not there to protest. 
"I want to know, by just sitting on a seat here, how am I obstructing [the airport]?” she said. The Tuen Mun resident said there was a beef dish she wanted to taste at the airport, but she could not get in without flight documents. 



Woman earlier arrested at airport

More than 100 protesters and onlookers at Citylink Plaza in Sha Tin sing songs while waving the flashlights on their phones
Video: SCMP/Lam Ka-sing pic.twitter.com/WcEaGtXCM3
— SCMP Hong Kong (@SCMPHongKong) September 7, 2019


Songs at Citylink in Sha Tin

At least 100 people are gathering, with the crowd growing, outside Prince Edward MTR station to decry police action there on August 31. Despite the government today releasing a statement to refute claims that three people died in the incident, a mourning site has been set up as people place candles, flowers and joss paper.  
Kelly Kan, 26, a Mong Kok resident, has been kneeling there for nearly two hours. 
"We want to remind people of what happened here. So far there is no evidence or detailed account explaining what happened and the number of people being sent to hospital just doesn't add up," she says. 
Tattoo artist Clara Jade, 23, has been kneeling for two and a half hours. "I couldn’t be there on this night and I feel like I owe something to the victims and their families. I want to know the truth," she says.



 
 
 


Crowd outside Prince Edward grows

A police spokeswoman says they have issued a non-objection letter to an application to hold public activities in Central district tomorrow (Sunday). Police earlier said they received the application on Friday noon, for a demonstration at Chater Garden and a march to the US consulate from 1.30pm to 5.30pm on Sunday.


Central rally and march for Sunday gets green light

Outside Tung Chung Fire Station, more than 100 residents and protesters have surrounded the last batch of riot police who had retreated from the town centre. 
Residents shout: "721, can’t see you! 831, beat people to death!" They are referring to the Yuen Long incident on July 21 when a white-clad mob suspected to be mostly triad members beat protesters and commuters at the local MTR station. Police were accused of arriving late to the scene. On August 31, the force again came under fire for actions of the elite Raptors squad at Prince Edward station, after officers rushed at protesters who were among train passengers. 
The besieged Tung Chung officers, one of whom is holding a long gun, suddenly dash at the crowd, causing some protesters to flee. 
A stand-off is now under way at Fu Tung Estate.



Tung Chung remains tense

On a footbridge on Shun Tung Road in Tung Chung, police have surrounded some people, who appear to be residents. Other officers fan out to prevent more onlookers from getting close.
Police are searching the bag of a man wearing a striped shirt. They later raise the blue flag, informing people of an illegal assembly and that force will be used to disperse them. 
The crowd taunts police by singing the children's tune "London bridge is falling down", but with the lyrics changed. 


 
 


Crowd taunts police on bridge 

As requested by the Transport Department, more Long Win Bus routes have been altered. E31 will not stop between Tung Chung Cable Car Terminal and Yu Tung Court for its Ya Tung-bound route, and for its Tsuen Wan-bound route, it will not stop between Tung Chung Fire Station and Yu Tung Court.  
E32, E33, E33P, E34A, E34B, E41, E42 will not stop between Tung Chung Cable Car Terminal and CityGate or Fu Tung Plaza for the city-bound route.
The MTR has also closed one more exit at Tung Chung station, leaving only Exit D open, according to its latest announcement.


More bus routes in Tung Chung affected

Scenes outside Prince Edward MTR station

About 20 elite police officers, known as Raptors, enter Fu Tung Estate in Tung Chung, but no arrests are seen.
Residents at the estate shout at officers: "This is my home, of course I am here."
"Why do you have to shine your light on an old man?" someone asks. 
Meanwhile, on a nearby footbridge, at least four people are seen being taken to a police van, while onlookers shout phone numbers to them to seek help for legal assistance. 
At Shun Tung Road in Tung Chung, at least 4 people are escorted into a police van
Video: SCMP/Linda Lew pic.twitter.com/ONMcieDeMd
— SCMP Hong Kong (@SCMPHongKong) September 7, 2019


Raptors enter Tung Chung estate

The crowd near Prince Edward MTR station is now shining laser beams on Mong Kok Police Station and chanting anti-police slogans. 


Lasers on Mong Kok Police Station

As night falls, there are still 200 people outside Prince Edward station (video below), demanding that the MTR release CCTV footage of what happened on August 31 as police went after protesters. 
Over in Kowloon Bay, there are still almost 100 protesters in Telford Plaza. Earlier in the day, they were walking around the mall, chanting protest slogans such as “Liberate Hong Kong! Revolution of our times”.
At New Town Plaza mall in Sha Tin (pic below), dozens of protesters who were earlier at the connected Citylink mall are gathered around a pillar where notes and messages of support have been stuck. They then settle down for a video about police violence that is being projected onto the pillar. 

The airport is running normally with no protesters in sight. Earlier in the day, Airport Authority staff told some people gathering at the airport bus station to leave as they were at risk of breaching an injunction. 
The scene outside Prince Edward station, where over 200 people have gathered, chanting slogans
Video: SCMP/Mimi Lau pic.twitter.com/IL41y0lPLS
— SCMP Hong Kong (@SCMPHongKong) September 7, 2019


An overview...

A car owner who only gave his name as Sam says earlier today, his car was stopped, checked by officers and taken away after he parked outside Tung Chung MTR station.
He says he was parked with four other vehicles at the station when police approached him at around 4pm.  
Traffic police were called in, and owners were told to drive their cars to Tung Chung Police Station for checks. "They said my car was leaking oil and had an inadequate tread depth for tyres. The ridiculous thing is, I just got my car checked last week," Sam says, accusing police of abuse of power. 
He claims that four out of five of the cars were found to be "problematic", and sent to Siu Ho Wan Police Vehicle Pound, with the only unaffected car being a new vehicle. 
Sam says he was on his way to Disneyland with his girlfriend and had planned to grab a meal in Tung Chung before heading there. 


Claims of police seizing cars in Tung Chung 

A police officer raises a blue flag at the entrance of Mong Kok Police Station in Prince Edward, warning of a breach of the law, and that officers will use force to disperse crowds. 
But the hundreds of protesters outside the station show no signs of moving, as they continue to aim laser beams on the building. Some later move on to block Prince Edward Road West briefly. 

 
Police officers are seen moving equipment around at Mong Kok Police Station, as protesters direct lasers and chants their way
Video: SCMP/Sarah Zheng pic.twitter.com/W3IHGyt63p
— SCMP Hong Kong (@SCMPHongKong) September 7, 2019


Blue flag raised at Mong Kok Police Station

Messages posted on a pillar at New Town Plaza in Sha Tin include protesters' demands and details of a coming assembly, as well as overall context of the protest movement that has gripped the city. Also being projected are news footage of police action over the past weeks. 

 
More than 100 protesters at Citylink Plaza in Sha Tin have moved to the neighbouring New Town Plaza, chanting slogans and singing
Video: SCMP/Lam Ka-sing pic.twitter.com/MRAInXdhbe
— SCMP Hong Kong (@SCMPHongKong) September 7, 2019


Messages at Sha Tin mall

There are still around 20 protesters in Telford Plaza, where a sit-in and 'shopping' walkaround occurred in the day. A local resident buys drinks for protesters. Another resident is asking remaining protesters whether she can buy them dinner.


Meanwhile, in Kowloon Bay...

Protesters have started a fire outside Mong Kok Police Station, but firefighters swoop in promptly to deal with the situation. 
Firefighters arrive to put out the fire protesters set outside Mong Kok Police Station
Video: SCMP/Mimi Lau pic.twitter.com/lTsawIzsX8
— SCMP Hong Kong (@SCMPHongKong) September 7, 2019

 
 


Fire started at Mong Kok Police Station

On Nathan Road in Mong Kok, near where hundreds have gathered in a stand-off with officers outside a police station, the elite Raptors have formed a line. 
Police then march down the thoroughfare to clear the area, chasing protesters outside Mong Kok Police Station towards the direction of Mong Kok East MTR station.
Riot police arrive to clear protesters
Video: SCMP/Mimi Lau pic.twitter.com/vjgBIeTPmg
— SCMP Hong Kong (@SCMPHongKong) September 7, 2019

 
 


Raptors on Nathan Road

Outside the Prince Edward MTR station exit, which is adorned with flowers, a small fire has been started. 



Fire outside Prince Edward MTR station

The MTR has announced that Mong Kok station is now closed. Prince Edward station, just one stop away, remains closed as well. Trains on the Tsuen Wan and Kwun Tong lines will not stop at both stations. 


Mong Kok MTR station closes

Police have issued a statement warning protesters to stop starting fires outside Mong Kok Police Station immediately.
"Some protesters [are] posing a serious threat to the safety of everyone on site, " the force says. "Having given repeated warnings to protesters but in vain, officers may deploy appropriate force to disperse them."
The force also warns demonstrators to stop their illegal acts immediately. 
The report room services of Mong Kok Police Station are now temporarily suspended.


Police issue warning for protesters to cease actions

Protesters flee as police chase them on Nathan Road in Prince Edward
Video: SCMP/Mantai Chow pic.twitter.com/Tuub1lJqJR
— SCMP Hong Kong (@SCMPHongKong) September 7, 2019


Intense in Mong Kok...

KMB has announced it will alter routes in affected areas such as Prince Edward and Mong Kok. Some bus routes will temporarily suspend services in the middle of the journey.
Passengers are advised to follow instructions from KMB staff on the scene.
New World First Bus and Citybus say three routes, S1, S52, S56, are suspended and 18 routes are diverted. The routes diverted are 102, 104, 112, 118, 171, 796C, 904, 905, 970, 970X, A20, E11, E11A, E21, E21A, E22, E22A, E23 and E23A.


Mong Kok bus routes affected

Chaotic scenes erupt in Prince Edward as angry residents argue with police officers. An officer tells a woman who wants to cross a road to get back and says: "I am asking you to go. Don't give me any excuse. Turn around and leave."
A police officer argues with residents in Prince Edward, telling them to leave or he will check their IDs
Video: SCMP/Sarah Zheng pic.twitter.com/AZd7W08yHr
— SCMP Hong Kong (@SCMPHongKong) September 7, 2019


Tempers flare in Prince Edward

A man shouts at the front line of riot police that he supports Hong Kong police, in front of the Prince Edward mourning site.
This escalates into shouting matches as people retort with swearing and anti-police slogans.



Shouting matches

A 73-year-old man, calling himself Uncle Chan, is seen at the protest again, wearing a vest that says "Protect the Children". He says: "I am not afraid of the danger. If young people are willing to come out to defend the rule of law and the city's core values, then I am willing to come forward as well."
Earlier this evening he was seen standing in the middle of Nathan Road in between officers and protesters as police were chasing protesters down Nathan Road.

 
 


'Uncle Chan'

At a junction, people are complaining about the shutdown of main roads and MTR stations, saying they have no way to go home now. They shout and heckle police, with officers responding and warning them to leave, and to stop pointing lasers. 
Police later raise the blue flag again, indicating force would be used if protesters do not disperse. 
"I can't see your blue flag! Can you raise it higher?" someone shouts at officers. "Are we supposed to walk home now that there are no buses or trains?"
Onlookers continue to hurl abuse and goad police, daring them to make a move. 

 


Police goaded and challenged

On Nathan Road, Raptors chase down protesters and use pepper spray on some. Nearby journalists were also hit with the irritant. At least one person is seen being subdued to the ground by officers. The individual is later observed being led away, with hands tied. 
Some civilians shout at police: "We need to go home! This is a pedestrian crossing and we are not wearing masks. How can you call us protesters?"
A journalist is hit by pepper spray used by Raptors on Nathan Road
Video: SCMP/Danny Lee pic.twitter.com/30Klv5Le8m
— SCMP Hong Kong (@SCMPHongKong) September 7, 2019

 


Pepper spray used

Bus operator KMB has announced routes that will be affected: 1, 1A, 2X,  27, 42, 95, 104, 203C, 213D, 281A , 3C, 87D and 93K. 


List of KMB bus routes affected

Photos by Felix Wong, Sam Tsang and Edmond So. 




 


Scenes of police action from Mong Kok

A group of 190 medical professionals from Ruttonjee Hospital and Tang Shiu Kin Hospital in Wan Chai, including 17 doctors and more than 140 nurses, have signed a statement with their full names.  
In it, they slam the government for turning a blind eye to public opinion and creating "white terror" by making multiple rounds of arrests.
"We strongly condemn police brutality and [risks] to the safety of Hong Kong citizens," they write. "We oppose any improper search by police that infringe upon the privacy of patients." 
They echo the five demands of protesters, including an inquiry into police's use of force. 


Medical workers hit out at police

Dozens of police officers have arrived at Sha Tin MTR station, where some protesters have gathered at the connecting Citylink mall. Angry protesters and residents yell at the officers, calling them "triads" and telling them to leave.


Police in Sha Tin unwelcomed

Police have twice raised the red flag at the end of Sai Yeung Choi Street North and Boundary Street, as a stand-off with dozens of protesters gets under way. 
The red flag is a warning indicating that people should stop charging or officers will use force.
An officer is seen pointing a gun loaded with pepper balls at the crowd. The small group of officers later retreat into the Police Sports and Recreation Club in Prince Edward. 




Red flag raised in Mong Kok

Protesters, residents and the press are now gathered outside the police recreational club in Prince Edward after a tense but brief stand-off. 
One woman tries to hurl a plastic bottle inside the building but fails. Others yell abuse and chant anti-police slogans. 
Three shots were earlier heard fired, seemingly from a pepper gun, at a trio of young men on a balcony of a building across the police complex. Police use a loudspeaker to warn people not to throw objects or point lasers, or they will open fire again. Five more shots are later fired. 
Officers also urge the crowd not to use foul language, prompting howls of laughter. 

 


Crowd forms outside police building

The crowd in Sha Tin is growing after protesters vandalised ticket machines at the MTR station. 
Dozens are now gathering at New Town Plaza, linked to the station. There is no heavy police presence there yet, although officers earlier arrived at the station to jeers and abuse from residents. 


Sha Tin crowd grows, MTR facility vandalised

As the stand-off continues outside the police recreational club in Prince Edward, pepper rounds have been fired at a group of young protesters, who use umbrellas to shield themselves. 
Officers look on from behind barriers. 


 


Police fire pepper rounds in stand-off

Police officers have used pepper spray on protesters in Sha Tin MTR station as tensions intensify. One man is seen being subdued to the ground. 
More than 10 protesters then engage in a brawl with police as they fling umbrellas and metal items at some officers who are cornered. Police then retreat into an MTR control room as protesters attempt to kick down the door. Some also set off a fire extinguisher at the door. 
Police reinforcements later arrive to rescue their trapped colleagues. 
 
 


Brawl breaks out in Sha Tin

Sha Tin MTR station has started evacuation procedures, the rail operator says.
Trains between Tai Wai and Fo Tan are suspended. Trains continue to run between Hung Hom and Tai Wai, and from Fo Tan to Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau.
The company, meanwhile, has released a statement condemning vandalism at stations on Friday night. 
"The MTR Corporation expresses its deep anger over the malicious vandalism at various stations along the Kwun Tong line, resulting in serious damage to a number of station facilities last night," it says.
It has reported the cases to police.
 
 


Evacuation procedures at station

Scenes of the clash at Sha Tin MTR station

Trains on the Tseung Kwan O line will skip Tseung Kwan O station, the MTR Corporation says after a risk assessment.
It says the move is to safeguard the safety of passengers, staff and train facilities.
Dozens of residents had been holding a sit-in at the station, demanding that the company disclose CCTV footage of the August 31 incident at Prince Edward station.
Other protesters vandalised turnstiles in the station.




 Trains to skip Tseung Kwan O station

Police officers have arrived at Tai Po MTR station after protesters there vandalised turnstiles. News footage shows several suspects arrested and squatting in a line, their hands to their heads. 
One detainee is seen being treated by a police medic at the station. 
 


Over in Tai Po...

MTR services between Fo Tan station and Tai Wo station have been suspended. Trains from Hung Hom to Fo Tan will also not stop at Sha Tin station. 


Latest MTR service update

The scene in Sha Tin earlier in the evening. Photos: Felix Wong




 


More scenes from Sha Tin clash

The scene at Sha Tin MTR station shows a broken umbrella, empty water and juice bottles and other rubbish strewn over the floor following a clash between protesters and police.
The station gates are shuttered. Inside are riot police, paramedics with two stretchers, some firefighters plus scores of MTR staff. At a side entrance, a dozen riot police are standing by.
 

District councillor Billy Chan, 28, witnessed the police operation at the station.
“There was one police patrol going to leave and protesters exchanged words with them," he says. "And then they cleared people using pepper spray in the station. It got crazy as some protesters wanted to save others.”
Another eyewitness, education sector worker Carson Tong, 24, said at least two protesters were arrested.


'It got crazy'

A man in a blue shirt was caught smoking in Tseung Kwan O station and was confronted by local residents.
But he later allegedly hit a woman, and other retaliated by hitting him on the head.
When he was sent to hospital, others confronted police, and another man was held to the ground (pictured).
Police were booed when they left the junction outside the station.

 


Smoker sparks another Tseung Kwan O incident

An assistant to district councillors was arrested at Sha Tin MTR station earlier in the evening, according to a union.
The Social and Political Organization Workers’ Union said its officer Raymond Li was arrested. 
The union said it strongly condemned unreasonable arrests and violence against workers of the social and political sectors.
 


Union officer arrested in Sha Tin

The Hong Kong Press Photographers Association and Hong Kong Journalists Association issued a joint statement accusing police of using pepper spray on reporters in Mong Kok on Saturday night. 
Condemning the action, they said at least eight reporters were hit with the irritant including two directly on the face. 
The statement said the reporters, equipped with press passes and helmets, were suddenly attacked by two members of the Special Tactical Squad, known as Raptors, at around 10.30pm despite following police instructions to retreat. It said there were no protesters near the reporters at the time.
The groups urged police to disclose the identity numbers of the two officers so reporters could make formal complaints.


Pepper spray used on reporters, groups say

After a relatively peaceful Saturday, marred by some violent and chaotic scenes late at night, we are wrapping up coverage.  
You can read the full story of the day's events here. Be sure to follow the rest of our coverage as the city's political crisis continues to unfold.


As it happened: violent clashes escalate in Hong Kong as protesters corner officers in Sha Tin MTR control room

More than 10 riot police quickly on the scene to rescue colleagues who had been making an arrest Night-time escalation comes after a day of relative peace, with pre-emptive measures allowing airport to operate smoothly

More than 10 riot police quickly on the scene to rescue colleagues who had been making an arrest

Night-time escalation comes after a day of relative peace, with pre-emptive measures allowing airport to operate smoothly