Hong Kong protests: city crippled for third straight day as radicals torch tunnel tollbooths, take over roads in 10 districts and vandalise train stations
- City woke up to more gridlock with Cross-Harbour Tunnel barricaded as early as 6am, while roads are blocked and trains slowed
- Actions continued throughout day and, at night, a flash mob appeared at Cross-Harbour Tunnel tollbooths to set them on fire
After two days of the worst clashes between demonstrators and police in the past five months, the city woke up to more gridlock as the Cross-Harbour Tunnel had been barricaded as early as 6am, with roads blocked and trains slowing down after protesters wreaked havoc at several stations.
The radicals again put up barricades and used bricks and projectiles to carpet roads in multiple places, including in the Central financial district, Mong Kok, Kowloon Tong, Yuen Long and Tuen Mun.
Their actions continued throughout the day and, at night, a flash mob appeared at the Cross-Harbour Tunnel tollbooths and set them on fire, as panicked attendants fled in fear. The flames were put out quickly but less than two hours later radicals were back to set them ablaze again.
By night time too, mobs had taken over roads in at least 10 districts, putting up barriers made of bamboo and bricks mounted like Lego blocks, and setting objects on fire.