Hong Kong police accuse university students of taking a step closer to terrorism with their bomb making - but the students argue they need to defend themselves against police
Polytechnic University student Peggy sat with her back to a box of petrol bombs, neatly covered in plastic wrap, with a bucket of arrows to her side.
In the hours after the incident police spokesman John Tse condemned Chinese University for becoming a "weapons factory", crude bomb making carried on feverishly inside Polytechnic University.Groups of black clad students huddled in an outside courtyard mixing liquids and detergents.Kirsty Needham A dramatic clash on Tuesday night saw over a thousand flaming tear gas canisters and rubber bullets fired by police on a bridge at Chinese University. More than 60 students were injured.
Thousands of black clad protesters poured into the Polytechnic University, passing through a series of "security checks" where bags were searched, to prevent undercover police infiltrating the campus.Kirsty Needham
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Anti-government protesters paralyse parts of Hong Kong for fourth straight dayParts of Hong Kong have been paralysed for a fourth straight day as anti-government protesters forced the closure of schools and disrupted transport links.
Read more »
Arrows and Molotovs: Hong Kong protesters improvise weapons in fight for democracyWith wooden catapults to launch petrol bombs and bows and arrows pilfered from sports departments, Hong Kong's democracy protesters are combining new tactics with medieval tech as they battle police
Read more »
Hong Kong protesters 'fighting for freedoms afforded by colonialism' | Sky News AustraliaSky News host Rita Panahi says Hong Kong protesters are “fighting for the very freedoms and the rule of law that you would have under British law, under colonialism”. \n\nMonths-long Hong Kong demonstrations have recently seen police shoot a protester and activists pour fuel on a bystander and set him alight. \n\nMr Panahi expressed concern Chinese and Hong Kong authorities may become emboldened to 'clamp down' on demonstrations after the activists poured fuel on a fellow citizen.\n\nShe said this would be 'a great shame because the overwhelming majority of them are peaceful and have a very sound cause'. \n\nImage: Associated Press
Read more »
Hong Kong chief executive Carrie Lam holds emergency meeting after lethal nightA 70-year-old man hit in the head with a brick thrown by a protester was in a critical condition in hospital.
Read more »
Hong Kong protesters arm themselves with flaming arrowsHong Kong woke to a third consecutive day of travel chaos and debris littering the streets Wednesday, following fiery clashes across the city overnight and a prolonged and violent standoff at a university campus.
Read more »
'Blossom everywhere': Chaos in Hong Kong as protesters step up new strategyPro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong have stepped up a 'blossom everywhere' campaign of road blocks and vandalism that has crippled the international financial hub this week.
Read more »