Here are the most spectacular pictures of last week from Asia

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Here are some of the most spectacular images that were taken last week from across Asia.

By APOct 13, 2019 9:41:42 AM IST (Published)

A man reacts to tear gas used by police to dispel protestors in Hong Kong. Shouting "Wearing mask is not a crime," tens of thousands of protesters braved the rain Sunday to march in central Hong Kong as a court rejected a second legal attempt to block a mask ban aimed at quashing violence during four months of pro-democracy rallies. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)

Protestors clash with police in Hong Kong. Shouting "Wearing mask is not a crime," tens of thousands of protesters braved the rain Sunday to march in central Hong Kong as a court rejected a second legal attempt to block a mask ban aimed at quashing violence during four months of pro-democracy rallies. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian, File)

People watch as protesters remove bricks from the sidewalk to make a roadblock in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. Tens of thousands of masked protesters marched defiantly in the city centre Sunday, but the peaceful rallies quickly degenerated into chaos at several locations as hard-liners again lobbed gasoline bombs, started fires and trashed subway stations and China-linked banks and shops. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana, File)

Female members of a Chinese honour guard march in formation before a welcome ceremony for Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Britain's rider John Mcphee of the Petronas Sprinta Racing Team crashes during Thailand's Moto3 at the Chang International Circuit in Buriram, Thailand. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe, File)

England's George Ford celebrates after scoring a try during the Rugby World Cup Pool C game at Tokyo Stadium between England and Argentina in Tokyo, Japan. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Winner of Nobel Prize in chemistry Akira Yoshino smiles during a press conference in Tokyo. Yoshino is one of three scientists to have won this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry for their contributions to lithium-ion batteries, which have reshaped energy storage and transformed cars, mobile phones and many other devices in an increasingly portable and electronic world. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, File)

A worker takes down a billboard advertising an NBA preseason basketball game on Thursday between the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets in Shanghai, China. The NBA has postponed Wednesday's scheduled media sessions in Shanghai for the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Lakers, and it remains unclear if the teams will play in China this week as scheduled. (AP Photo/File)

Municipal workers prepare to unload a giant idol of Hindu goddess Durga for immersion in the river Brahmaputra in Gauhati, India. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath, File)

Schoolchildren wear face masks of Chinese President Xi Jinping to welcome him on the eve of his visit in Chennai, India. (AP Photo/R. Parthibhan, File)

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