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#BREAKING China slams violent Hong Kong protests as 'terrorism'
#BREAKING Hong Kong airport says Monday flights cancelled because of protests
#BREAKING Over 5,000 protesters at Hong Kong airport: police
VIDEO: Watch as thousands of protesters hold a sit-in protest at Hong Kong airport, one day after police fired volleys of tear gas at thousands of pro-democracy protesters
#UPDATE All flights in and out of Hong Kong were cancelled on Monday after thousands of pro-democracy protesters flooded the city's airport to denounce police violence u.afp.com/JXmP
Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific has warned staff they could be fired for supporting "illegal protests", as the firm comes under pressure from Beijing over pro-democracy demonstrations u.afp.com/JXmb
#BREAKING US urges "all sides to refrain from violence" in Hong Kong
VIDEO: A flood of protesters streamed into Hong Kong's airport and quickly transformed the arrivals hall at the busy transport hub into a sea of black u.afp.com/JXhs
#BREAKING Operations resume at Hong Kong airport, according to authorities
#UPDATE Flights resume at Hong Kong airport a day after a massive pro-democracy rally there forced the shutdown of the busy international transport hub u.afp.com/JX7j
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