Residents clash with protesters in Hong Kong

Clashes have broken out at the site of one of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests as local residents and pro-Beijing supporters tried to evict activists from the street they are occupying. [caption id=“attachment_1741577” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] AP[/caption] The two groups were in a tense standoff in Kowloon’s crowded Mong Kok neighborhood on Friday afternoon. People pushed and shoved each other as police tried to keep them apart. The democracy activists linked hands as they tried to stand their ground against the huge crowd. At one point, police brought in a stretcher to take away a young man, although it was unclear why. Many others watched the scene with cameras in their hand.