
Police advance as they try to disperse the crowd after removing barricades at a protest site in Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong, Oct. 17, 2014. Hundreds of Hong Kong police staged a dawn raid on one of the key sites occupied by pro-democracy protesters, removing barricades from roads and clearing out most of the demonstrators in an another setback for their movement.
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A protester reacts as police disperse the crowd after removing barricades at a protest site in Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong, Oct. 17, 2014. The operation in the gritty working class area of Mong Kok, which is across the harbor from the main demonstration, came while many protesters were asleep in their tents.
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Protesters are dragged away by riot police during a confrontation at Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong, Oct. 17, 2014. Hong Kong riot police used pepper spray and baton charged crowds of pro-democracy protesters as tension escalated after a pre-dawn clearance of a major protest zone in the Chinese-controlled financial hub.
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Protesters are pepper sprayed by riot police during a confrontation at Mongkok shopping district in Hong Kong, Oct. 17, 2014.
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Protesters shout slogans outside a flag-raising ceremony where Hong Kong's embattled leader attended in Hong Kong, Oct. 1, 2014, to mark China's National Day.
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Hong Kong's Chief Executive Leung Chun-ying, center, watches as military personnel march during a flag-raising ceremony, Oct. 1, 2014, in Hong Kong, as thousands of protesters watching from behind police barricades yelled at him to step down.
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A pro-democracy activist shouts slogans on a street near the government headquarters where protesters have made camp, Oct. 1, 2014, in Hong Kong.
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A father stands next to his son as he shouts pro-democracy slogans at a protest site in Hong Kong, Oct. 1, 2014.
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Umbrellas are set up together, symbolizing the so-called 'umbrella revolution' of pro-democracy protests, next to the central government offices in Hong Kong, Oct. 1, 2014.
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A couple take wedding photographs in front of pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong, Oct. 1, 2014.
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Hong Kong student protesters help with the clean up recycling of the garbage during a quiet moment at the protest site, Oct. 1, 2014, in Hong Kong.
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A woman holds a placard at a large pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong on Oct. 1, 2014.
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A young pro-democracy demonstrator holds an umbrella for a police officer during a demonstration in Hong Kong, Sept. 30, 2014.
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Pro-democracy demonstrators gather for the third night in Hong Kong, Sept. 30, 2014.
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Pro-democracy activists clear a path for emergency vehicles to go through as they gather on the streets near the government headquarters, Oct. 1, 2014 in Hong Kong.
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Protesters take shelter from the rain under umbrellas as they block the main street to the financial Central district outside of the government headquarters in Hong Kong, Sept. 30, 2014.
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A man walks along an empty street near the central financial district in Hong Kong Sept. 30, 2014.
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Protesters sing songs and wave their cell phones in the air after a massive thunderstorm passed over outside the Hong Kong Government Complex on Sept, 30, 2014 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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A protester sleeps on the streets outside the Hong Kong Government Complex at sunrise on Sept. 30, 2014 in Hong Kong, Hong Kong.
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Protesters walk along a street as they block an area near the government headquarters building in Hong Kong Sept. 30, 2014.
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A lightning strike is seen over skyscrapers as demonstrators gather outside the central government complex as they protest during a heavy rain storm in Hong Kong, China, Sept. 30, 2014.
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Thousands of protesters shelter under umbrellas from heavy rain after a thunderstorm passed over outside the Hong Kong Government Complex on Sept. 30, 2014 in Hong Kong.
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Student activists sleep on a road near the government headquarters where pro-democracy activists have gathered and made camp, Sept. 30, 2014 in Hong Kong.
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A woman is silhouetted as she walks past a barricade made of metal gates and umbrellas in the central financial district, Sept. 30, 2014, in Hong Kong.
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Wrapped in plastic to shield from pepper spray, a student protester stands behind a makeshift barrier blocking main streets in the central business district of Hong Kong, Sept. 29, 2014.
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Protestors and student demonstrators hold up their cellphones in a display of solidarity during a protest outside the headquarters of Legislative Council in Hong Kong, Sept. 29, 2014.
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Protesters parade a large cut out of the head of C.Y. Leung in the streets outside the Hong Kong Government Complex, Sept. 29, 2014 in Hong Kong.
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Protesters gather in the streets outside the Hong Kong Government Complex on Sept. 29, 2014 in Hong Kong.
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Policemen rest following pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, Sept. 29, 2014.
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Central district goes dark as protesters take to the streets to call for greater democracy in Hong Kong, Sept. 29, 2014.
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A protester raises a placard that reads "Occupy Central" between riot policemen and protesters outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong, Sept. 27, 2014.
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Riot police launch tear gas into the crowd as thousands of protesters surround the government headquarters in Hong Kong, Sept. 28, 2014.
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A student protester is overcome by pepper spray from riot police as thousands of protesters surround the government headquarters in Hong Kong, Sept. 28, 2014.
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Thousands of people block a main road in Hong Kong, Sept. 28, 2014.
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A student protester is overcome by pepper spray from riot police as thousands of protesters surround the government headquarters in Hong Kong, Sept. 28, 2014.
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Pro-democracy demonstrators rest after a night of protesting at a rally outside the Hong Kong government headquarters, Sept. 29, 2014.
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Pro-democracy protesters gather in the Admiralty region of Hong Kong, Sept. 29, 2014.
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Police officers stand in a cloud of tear gas during a demonstration in Hong Kong, Sept. 28, 2014.
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Pro-democracy run away during a demonstration in Hong Kong, Sept. 28, 2014.
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Protesters wear masks and goggles to protect themselves from pepper spray while blocking a police car outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong, Sept. 28, 2014.
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A student protester uses an umbrella to block pepper spray from riot police as thousands of protesters surround the government headquarters in Hong Kong, Sept. 28, 2014.
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Riot policemen use pepper spray to young pro-democracy activists who forced their way into Hong Kong government headquarters during a demonstration in Hong Kong, Sept. 27, 2014.
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A student is taken away by policemen at the government headquarter in Hong Kong, Sept. 27, 2014.
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A pro-democracy demonstrator gestures after police fired tear gas towards protesters near the Hong Kong government headquarters, Sept. 28, 2014.
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Protesters take rest at a main road in the financial central district after riot police use tear gas against them as thousands of people blocked the road in Hong Kong, Sept. 28, 2014.
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A police car is blocked by protesters after thousands of people block a main road to the financial central district outside the government headquarters in Hong Kong, Sept. 28, 2014.
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Demonstrators carry boxes of food and water during a pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong, Sept. 28, 2014.
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A pro-democracy demonstrator wearing a mask and goggles to protect against pepper spray and tear gas gestures during a rally near the Hong Kong government headquarters, Sept. 28, 2014.
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Pro-democracy protesters demonstrate in Hong Kong, Sept. 28, 2014.
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People disperse after police fired tear gas upon pro-democracy demonstrators near the Hong Kong government headquarters, Sept. 28, 2014.
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