Riot police swooped on protesters who had blockaded a street in the Wanchai district, an AFP reporter at the scene said, with at least one female protester seen bleeding from a head wound after the clashes.

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Hong Kong police use pepper spray, batons on protesters: AFP

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Hong Kong police use pepper spray, batons on protesters: AFP

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