Hong Kong police battle protesters trying to escape arrest

Last Updated Monday, November 18, 2019 3:29AM EST

Officers repelled one attempt Monday morning with tear gas, driving a few hundred protesters back onto the campus. The protests started peacefully in early June, sparked by proposed legislation that would have allowed criminal suspects to be extradited to the mainland. But by the time the bill was withdrawn, the protests had hardened and broadened into a resistance movement against the territory's government and Beijing.

Anti-government protesters barricaded themselves inside Polytechnic last week. Police surrounded the area Sunday night and began moving in after issuing an ultimatum for people to leave the area. The crowd wore raincoats and carried umbrellas to shield themselves from police water cannons. A lull settled on the area as the president of the university said in a video message that that police have agreed to suspend their use of force.

Source: Education Headlines (educationheadlines.net)

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