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Hong Kong police and protesters refine battle tactics

Tear gas fired; demonstrators adopt flash-mob strategy

Anti-extradition bill protesters throw tear gas back at police during clashes outside the police station in Kwai Fong in Hong Kong.   © Reuters

HONG KONG (Reuters) -- Hong Kong police and protesters clashed in cat-and-mouse encounters across the city on Sunday, marking a shift in tactics during a tenth straight weekend of unrest in the former British colony where many are chafing at Chinese rule.

Seeking to clear streets more quickly than before, police fired tear gas and charged with batons at flashpoints from big shopping boulevards to bar-lined streets and railway stations.

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