A video confirmed that, on the contrary, the police were attacked.
CNN rectified the error on its website and promised to work hard to ensure coverage of the protests is fair and balanced. However, the channel did not specify how the mistake was committed.
Authorities from Hong Kong and China insist that the foreign press report objectively and without manipulation on the events in the special administrative region, under pressure from continuous protests since June, in which about 900 people have been detained and several injured.
The local government’s planned extradition bill unleashed turmoil in Hong Kong and, although the legislation was suspended, some sectors remain on the streets and often clash with police and attack public infrastructure.
