Hong Kong - Polytech Uni Standoff 11-18-2019, 01:13 AM
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Escalations appear to be continuing in Honk Kong, as Hong Kong's Polytechnic University becomes a battleground at night. Hundreds of protesters have armed themselves with petrol bombs, and bows and arrows to repel police advancement, causing multiple fires to break out on the campus. The police have been using water canons, tear gas and some kind of blue liquid which stings people's skin. Police are now advising if the protesters continue, they may be forced to use live rounds.
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The latest violence is however some of the worst the semi-autonomous Chinese territory has seen since the movement began. The police have become targets for radical demonstrators, who accuse them of excessive force. Demonstrators have been occupying the PolyU for days. Fresh clashes between protesters and the security forces erupted on Sunday, with tear gas and water cannon being met with petrol bombs, bricks and other improvised weapons.
A police media liaison officer was wounded in the leg with an arrow on Sunday.
Sporadic battles continued throughout the night, with police making a push to re-take the campus at about 05:30 local time (21:30 GMT). They were met with petrol bombs, which started blazes around the campus. The police appear to have subsequently withdrawn, with hundreds reportedly still inside.![[Image: 4GNsK67.png]](http://i.imgur.com/4GNsK67.png)























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