A tourist gives her luggage to security guards as she tries to reach her gate Aug. 13 at Hong Kong’s international airport.

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Hong Kong airport cancels all remaining flights for second day

Protesters clogged the departure area at Hong Kong’s reopened airport Tuesday, a day after they forced one of the world’s busiest transportation hubs to shut down entirely amid their calls for an independent inquiry into alleged police abuse.

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A tourist gives her luggage to security guards as she tries to reach her gate Aug. 13 at Hong Kong’s international airport. (Philip Fong / AFP/Getty Images)

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An unidentified man is shouted at by protesters at Hong Kong’s airport Aug. 13. (Philip Fong / AFP/Getty Images)

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A board displays flight information at Hong Kong’s airport. (Laurel Chor / EPA/Shutterstock)

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Tourists get back into their suitcases at Hong Kong’s airport after protests Aug. 13 forced flight cancellations.
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A protester holds a sign addressed to travelers at Hong Kong’s airport.
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Protesters stage a sit-in at Hong Kong’s airport Aug. 13. (Kin Cheung / Associated Press)

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Stranded travelers gather at the closed check-in counters after flights were canceled at Hong Kong’s airport. (Kin Cheung / Associated Press)

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Airport security personnel look on as protesters block departure gates with luggage trolleys at Hong Kong’s airport.
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Protesters block a departure area at Hong Kong’s airport.
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A passenger tries to get past protesters blocking the departure area at Hong Kong’s airport. (Laurel Chor / EPA/Shutterstock)

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Protesters display banners condemning police violence at Hong Kong’s airport. (Laurel Chor / EPA/Shutterstock)

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Demonstrators at the airport Aug. 12 wear eye patches in honor of a protester who was hit in the eye with a beanbag round over the weekend.
(Kin Cheung / Associated Press)

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A passenger tries to get past protesters blocking the departures area at Hong Kong’s airport. (Laurel Chor / EPA/Shutterstock)

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A Dragonair plane at Hong Kong’s airport. Protests forced a second day of flight cancellations. (Kin Cheung / Associated Press)