Large fires burned at a Hong Kong university as police threatened lethal force and advanced on a group of increasingly militant pro-democracy activists
HONG KONG—Large fires burned at a university here early Monday as police threatened lethal force and advanced on a group of increasingly militant pro-democracy activists armed with makeshift weapons who have occupied the campus for days.
Protesters inside the campus of Hong Kong Polytechnic University hurled Molotov cocktails as police tried to storm the grounds early Monday, and the entryway and areas around the university’s perimeter were quickly engulfed in flames. One protester shown on live video was seen firing an arrow...
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