HK police use tear gas, protesters cut down `smart lamppost`
(World News USA)

HONG KONG (AP) - Hong Kong protesters cut down a `smart lamppost` as they skirmished with police on Saturday and officers fired tear gas at demonstrators, as chaotic scenes returned to the summer-long protests for the first time in more than a week. Protesters used an electric saw to slice through the bottom of the lamppost, while others pulled ropes tied around it. The demonstrators, who were holding up umbrellas to hide their identities, cheered as it toppled over. They were part of a larger group marching to demand the removal of the lampposts over worries they could contain high-tech cameras and facial recognition software used for...