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Protests Get Bloody at Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU)
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Fiery explosions erupted early Monday as police stormed Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) after an all-night standoff with protesters barricaded inside.
Police could be seen heavy-handedly detaining protesters, kneeing one of them in the head. The face of another protester was covered in blood as he was led away.
Officers had previously fired repeated barrages of tear gas and water cannon at the protesters to try to get them out.
Anti-government protesters had barricaded themselves inside the campus for days, using gasoline bombs and bows and arrows to keep the authorities at bay.
Protesters remained holed up at PolyU in Kowloon after a weekend standoff that led to dramatic scenes, with smoke billowing from multiple fires at the campus as the work week kicked off.
Police said Monday morning that they were conducting a dispersal operation at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University and disputed news reports that they had “raided” the campus. Earlier, they had said live ammunition may be used in clearing the site, where an unknown number of protesters had been holed up for several days. The university said that activists had damaged laboratories and taken “dangerous chemicals.”
The chaotic scenes came as Hong Kong braced for yet more disruption after protests left the city paralyzed much of last week. Demonstrations seeking greater democracy in the Beijing-controlled territory have become increasingly violent in recent weeks, with protesters vandalizing transportation networks and China-friendly businesses as they push for demands including an independent inquiry into police violence and the ability to nominate and elect the city’s leaders.
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