Clash Between Police and Vendors in Hong Kong

When  police launched an  operation to clear illegal food stalls  in the Mong Kok district of Hong Kong Clashes have broken  between police and vendors.

The unrest erupted as food and hygiene inspectors tried to move the vendors away from a major junction in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Angry vendors threw bricks and other missiles at police, who responded with batons and pepper spray.

One senior official said police had fired two warning shots and that 44 people, including police, were injured.

Hong Kong’s government condemned the violence, saying the “mob” had numbered several hundred people.