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Workmen remove barricades setup by pro-democracy activists on the road outside Citic Tower on November 18, 2014 in Hong Kong, after an injunction was requested by the owners. The court order comes as democracy protests enter their eighth week. (Chris McGrath/Getty Images)

Workers began removing barricades and clearing an area on the edge of the pro-democracy protest zone in Hong Kong today, after a court ordered that the entrance to a commercial building be freed up.

Protesters have said they wont resist the court order, and many moved willingly to other areas of the protest site, which police have so far left alone.

Thousands of demonstrators, many of them students, have been in the streets for nearly two months demanding free elections.

Here & Nows Jeremy Hobson gets the latest from NPRs Frank Langfitt, from the protest zone in Hong Kong.

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Court Order Clears Part Of Pro-Democracy Protest Site In Hong Kong

Published November 18, 2014

Police officers stand guard at a main entrance after protesters tried to break into the Legislative Council in Hong Kong early Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. Protesters clashed with police early Wednesday after they tried to break into Hong Kong's Legislative Council building. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)(The Associated Press)

A protester adjusts his towel to cover his face in a toilet after protesters tried to break into the Legislative Council in Hong Kong early Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. Protesters clashed with police early Wednesday after they tried to break into Hong Kong's Legislative Council building. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)(The Associated Press)

Protesters help others climbing up a wall after a clash with police in Hong Kong early Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. Protesters clashed with police early Wednesday after they tried to break into Hong Kong's Legislative Council building. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)(The Associated Press)

Protesters use umbrellas and shields against police after they tried to break into the Legislative Council in Hong Kong early Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. Protesters clashed with police early Wednesday after they tried to break into Hong Kong's Legislative Council building. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)(The Associated Press)

Police officers tell the protesters not to push after the protesters tried to break into the Legislative Council in Hong Kong Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2014. Protesters clashed with police early Wednesday after they tried to break into Hong Kong's Legislative Council building. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)(The Associated Press)

HONG KONG Tension spiked at democracy protests that have gripped Hong Kong for nearly two months as police arrested four men early Wednesday after a small group of activists tried to force their way into the city's legislature in overnight clashes.

The arrests came after authorities cleared some barricades a day earlier from a small section of a site occupied by pro-democracy activists for more than 50 days.

Police used pepper spray, batons and riot shields against the umbrella-wielding protesters wearing masks, goggles and hardhats, who they said repeatedly charged their cordon and injured three officers.

The protesters used metal barricades and concrete slabs to smash glass doors at the legislature before officers police rushed in to push them back.

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Hong Kong police arrest 4 as protesters try to force their way into legislature

Published November 19, 2014

November 19, 2014: A protester rests as others hold shields after they tried to break into the Legislative Council in Hong Kong. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

HONG KONG Tension spiked at democracy protests that have gripped Hong Kong for nearly two months as police arrested four men early Wednesday after a small group of activists tried to force their way into the city's legislature in overnight clashes.

The arrests came after authorities cleared some barricades a day earlier from a small section of a site occupied by pro-democracy activists for more than 50 days.

Police used pepper spray, batons and riot shields against the umbrella-wielding protesters wearing masks, goggles and hardhats, who they said repeatedly charged their cordon and injured three officers.

The protesters used metal barricades and concrete slabs to smash glass doors at the legislature before officers police rushed in to push them back.

Pro-democracy lawmaker Fernando Cheung tried to intervene but was pulled aside by some protesters so that others could continue ramming the glass.

Cheung told reporters that he saw one person enter the building.

The violence apparently involved protesters who organized their action through an Internet forum with a reputation for attracting people with radical views.

Cheung and other lawmakers from the so-called "pan-democrat" camp condemned the violence, saying it undermined the non-violent civil disobedience movement.

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