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'Operation Dawn' goes on till dusk in Hong Kong in a day of bullets, arson and tear gas

Violence escalated throughout the day, with a petrol bomb tossed into a train carriage, a man set on fire and tear gas fired in the business district during lunch hour.

Hong Kong police say man set on fire after arguing with democracy protesters

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