Students and police battled back and forth at the Chinese University of Hong Kong all day on Tuesday, with Molotov cocktails and tear gas flying between the two sides.
Protesters gather during clashes with police at the Chinese University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong
HONG KONG — One of Hong Kong’s main universities became the focus of a battle between police and students, as the two sides fought for hours for control of a bridge that spans a highway near the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Protesters armed with Molotov cocktails, bricks, and javelins were met by police with water cannons and tear gas, and cars were set ablaze on the bridge. After nearly six months of unrest, the scenes at the CUHK, and similar clashes at universities across the city, suggest a new front for violence between the police and pro-democracy protesters.
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