Hong Kong police seal off university amid fears of crackdown

HONG KONG: Hong Kong police on Monday trapped hundreds of protesters inside a major university, sealing off roads in the area after almost two straight days of standoffs that have raised fears of a bloody showdown with both sides refusing to back down.

Thousands of residents and protesters flocked to various districts around the university including Tsim Sha Tsui, Jordan and Yau Ma Tei, to try to penetrate the riot-police lines to rescue the trapped students. Demonstrators, angry at what they see as Chinese meddling in the former British colony that has had autonomous status since returning to Chinese rule in 1997, have said they are responding to excessive use of force by police.

"We’ve been trapped here, that’s why we need to fight until the end. If we don’t fight, Hong Kong will be over," said Ah Lung, a 19-year-old protester. Several blocks from the university, black-clad protesters gathered in Nathan Road, another major thoroughfare, digging up pavement and using bricks to block roads. The demonstrators shouted:"Liberate HK, revolution of our time."

WATCH: HongKong riot police battled through the night using tear gas, water cannon and batons as protesters held their ground at PolyU (Video: Reuters/APTN)

WATCH: HongKong riot police battled through the night using tear gas, water canon and batons as protesters held their ground at PolyU (Video: Reuters/APTN)

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