Hong Kong protesters and police clash
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Hong Kong protesters and police clash
Pro-democracy protesters tried to surround the government headquarters in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong. After failing to shut down the government, pro-democracy leader Joshua Wong announced that he and two other members of his group will go on a hunger strike until the citys chief executive restarts dialogue on electoral reform.--By Thea Breite
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Pro-democracy protesters gather at Tamar, near the government headquarters in the Admiralty district of Hong Kong on December 1, 2014. (Dale de la Rey/AFP/Getty Images)
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Tensions soared in the third month of pro-democracy protests. (Dale de la Rey/AFP/Getty Images)
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Pro-democracy protesters face-off with police. (Dale de la Rey/AFP/Getty Images)
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Protesters build a barricade in an escalator leading to parts of the Central Government Office complex that the protesters tried to surround. (Jerome Favre/EPA)
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