Hong Kong pro-democracy protests escalate as demonstrators attack police with sticks, rods; 36, including 12-year-old, arrested

Hong Kong police drew their guns and fired a warning shot on Sunday night after protesters attacked officers with sticks and rods, and brought out water cannon trucks for the first time, an escalation in the summer-long protests that have shaken the city’s government and residents.

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