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Hong Kong marks 2nd anniversary of 'Umbrella Revolution'

Hundreds of Hong Kong pro-democracy supporters with yellow umbrellas hold three minutes' silence outside the city's government offices to mark the second anniversary of mass protests challenging Beijing.

September 29, 2016
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