As a giant excavator swallowed its way closer, hundreds of police, unfazed by the pyrotechnics propelled at them, dragged protesters from their stations.

当一辆巨大的挖掘机慢慢逼近时，数百名警察对向他们发射的烟火毫不在意，将抗议者从他们的岗位上拖了出来。