Hong Kong police threatened on Monday to use live bullets if "rioters" used lethal weapons and committed other acts of violence, after the latest flare up during five months of anti-government protests in the Chinese ruled city. The police statement followed fresh clashes outside a university
1 / 11Protesters clash with police outside Hong Kong Polytechnic University in Hong KongHONG KONG - Hong Kong police threatened on Monday to use live bullets if"rioters" used lethal weapons and committed other acts of violence, after the latest flare up during five months of anti-government protests in the Chinese ruled city.
The violence, which has convulsed the Asian financial hub, has posed the gravest popular challenge to Chinese President Xi Jinping since he came to power in 2012. Xi has said he is confident Hong Kong's government can resolve the crisis. "The protesters have been reacting to the police," Joris, 23, a civil engineer, told Reuters."We haven't fought back as much as we could. I would be prepared for jail. We are fighting for Hong Kong."
Chinese soldiers in a base close to the university were seen on Sunday monitoring developments with binoculars, some dressed in riot gear, Reuters witnesses reported.
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