Police fire tear gas and sponge grenades to disperse defiant extradition bill protesters in Hong Kong’s Yuen Long

Police have fired tear gas at tens of thousands of Hongkongers protesting in Yuen Long, a town in the northern New Territories that has been gripped by tension over the past week, following earlier scenes of unprecedented violence at a railway station. The protesters have continued their call for a full withdrawal of a now-suspended bill that would have allowed the extradition of fugitives to mainland China. They have also responded to attacks on July 21, when men – thought to include local…