Protester at China's consulate in U.K. was 'kicked and punched'

Beijing denies account as British lawmakers call for diplomats to be expelled

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Protester Bob Chan, right, who was seen being pulled into the grounds of a Chinese consulate in Manchester and beaten, holds a news conference with British MP Iain Duncan Smith in London. © Reuters

RHYANNON BARTLETT-IMADEGAWA, Nikkei staff writer

LONDON -- A Hong Kong pro-democracy protestor who was demonstrating outside a Chinese consulate in Britain said he was dragged into the compounds and "kicked and punched" by "several men."

"I am shocked and hurt by this unprovoked attack," Bob Chan told a press conference in London on Wednesday. He said he still has pain in his back, and has nightmares about his loved ones being hurt.

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