Hundreds of thousands of peaceful protesters of all ages have returned to the streets of Hong Kong in a massive show of solidarity for a movement that appeared on the verge of losing popular support.
Protesters defied torrential rain, a police ban and menacing threats from the Chinese government to come back out for the 11th consecutive weekend of mass demonstrations.
CNN reports organizers claimed as many as 1.7 million people joined the mass rally.
It was the first major demonstration following ugly scenes at the city's airport last week when a small group of protesters detained and beat two men they accused of being undercover police officers, and violently clashed with riot police.
The rally was organized by the Civil Human Rights Front, a more traditional pro‑democrat organization responsible for arranging two huge peaceful marches in June which attracted hundreds of thousands of participants.
[Source:CNN]
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