Hong Kong police retrieve fresh trove of petrol bombs from university

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Police in Hong Kong this week re-entered the campus of a university it besieged for more than 10 days last month, gathering newly discovered ...

Between Nov 26 and Dec 2 authorities seized 4,296 petrol bombs, 671 bottles of chemicals and 622 weapons, police said in a statement late on Tuesday.

Sparked by a controversial and since-withdrawn extradition bill, the protests have swelled into broader calls for greater democratic freedoms. Sustained demonstrations, scheduled to continue this week and expected to draw thousands to the streets this weekend, show few signs of abating and areBusiness activity in Hong Kong contracted at the fastest pace in 21 years in November, dragged down by the protests and softening global demand, an IHS Markit survey showed on Wednesday.

 

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