HK pro-democracy protesters beat police officers

Two police officers were beaten bloody by pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong Sunday as violence erupted at a rally calling for greater democratic freedoms in the heart of the city. Trouble flared when police ordered the authorized gathering to disperse after officers conducting stop and searches on nearby streets had water bottles and paint thrown at them by angry crowds. A group of plainclothes officers who were speaking with organizers were then set upon by masked protesters, who beat them with umbrellas and sticks, an AFP reporter...