Hong Kong protesters clash with police as they try to head to Polytechnic University where a few hundred demonstrators, some armed with arrows and gasoline bombs, remain trapped
A protester is detained by riot police while attempting to leave the campus of Hong Kong Polytechnic University during clashes with police in Hong Kong, China November 18, 2019.
Police surrounded the area on 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.reports. In Monday's statement, police warned people who were described as rioters to stop using lethal weapons to attack officers and to halt other acts of violence, saying police would respond with force and possibly live bullets if necessary.
Meanwhile, Hong Kong’s High Court has struck down a face mask ban aimed at protesters trying to hide their identity to avoid arrest.
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