Huge fires raged on the campus of Hong Kong Polytech College, the place anti-government protesters have holed up, pelting petrol bombs and fearing an imminent riot police raid amid clashes with authorities.
The campus was a battleground between the rioters hurling Molotov cocktails and rocks, and police deploying tear fuel and water cannon, as movies from the scene early Monday morning present an inferno rising close to the staircase to the constructing.
Poly U entrance in flames as riot police attempt to storm in #HK #HongKongProtests #StandwithHongKong pic.twitter.com/egcKyS4X5j
— James Pomfret (@jamespomfret) November 17, 2019
A whole lot of protesters, hiding contained in the constructing set the doorway on fireplace, both on objective or on account of ‘mismanagement’ of petrol bombs, when a police raid appeared imminent.
5:19am – Siege of Poly U. #HongKong pic.twitter.com/DjakWHIkLb
— Invoice Birtles (@billbirtles) November 17, 2019
Nonetheless, after sealing the campus off to stop ‘reinforcements’ from reaching the realm, and detaining various protesters, authorities apparently selected to not storm the constructing.
Aftermath at 7am. Hearth at @HongKongPolyU most important entrance has been largely put out, leaving scatted flames fuelled by protesters who desires to make it as barricade. The following step of #HongKongPolice stays unclear. #HongKongProtesters #HongKongProtest #HongKong pic.twitter.com/n3OR1ty1x0
— Phoebe Kong 江穎怡 (@phoebe_kongwy) November 17, 2019
Hong Kong authorities warned that until protesters cease utilizing deadly weapons like Molotov cocktails, police may be pressured to resort to dwell fireplace.
Protesters are nonetheless out in Jordan after 4am in an try and make their method to #HKPolytechnicUniversity which is beneath siege by the police and has a whole bunch, if not 1000’s, of scholar protesters there. #HKPolice #HKprotests #HongKongProtesters #antiELABhk #HongKong pic.twitter.com/u6rc4rlRyC
— Mantai Chow (@mantaichow) November 17, 2019
The flare-up comes after two days of standoff throughout which protesters threw petrol bombs, stones and javelins – and even shot arrows at police.
This video went viral on China's web. HK seems to be like a battlefield tonight. Rioters attacked armored police car with petrol bombs, inflicting it to catch fireplace.However police nonetheless train restraint. Police needs to be permitted to fireside dwell rounds on this case to counter rioters. pic.twitter.com/dD9Qxl1AUf
— Hu Xijin 胡锡进 (@HuXijin_GT) November 17, 2019
Over the weekend, protesters attacked a gaggle of volunteers who tried to assist authorities clear the roadblocks and particles outdoors the PolyU. A person and a girl have been hospitalized with head accidents because of this.
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The PolyU campus turned one of many current hotspots of riots in Hong Kong that began with demonstrations in opposition to an extradition regulation in March. Though the laws was scrapped, protests went on with violent teams amongst protesters vandalizing property and attacking residents who help the federal government.
#HongKongProtesters threw petrol in direction of the water cannon. #HongKong pic.twitter.com/MgNwjIVnJq
