The president of Hong Kong's Chinese University, which anti-government prot...
HONG KONG - The president of Hong Kong’s Chinese University, which anti-government protesters have turned into a fortress stockpiled with petrol bombs and bows and arrows, threatened on Friday to call in “assistance” unless all non-students leave.
The Tolo highway has been partially reopened, but the Cross-Harbour Tunnel, outside the barricaded Polytechnic University where protesters have been practicing their skills with bows and arrows and petrol bombs in a half-empty swimming pool, remained closed. Protesters paralyzed parts of Hong Kong for a fifth day on Friday, forcing schools to close and disrupting transport.A 70-year-old street cleaner, who had been hit in the head by one of several bricks thrown by “masked rioters”, died on Thursday. On Monday, police blamed a “rioter” for dousing a man in petrol and setting him on fire. The victim is in critical condition.Police said the Chinese University had been “taken hostage”.
Secretary for Justice Teresa Cheng, who was in London to promote Hong Kong as a dispute resolution and deal-making hub, was targeted by a group of protesters who shouted “murderer” and “shameful”.The Chinese Embassy in Britain said Cheng was “besieged and attacked by dozens of anti-China and pro-independence activists”.
The unrest has plunged Hong Kong into its biggest political crisis in decades and pose the gravest popular challenge to Chinese President Xi Jinping since he came to power in 2012. Xi said in Brazil on Thursday stopping violence was the most urgent task for Hong Kong.
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.
Factbox: What students are saying as Hong Kong university campuses burnReuters spoke to students at Hong Kong universities where campuses have become b...
Read more »
Holed up in university, Hong Kong protesters issue demandsHONG KONG (AP) — Protesters who have barricaded themselves in a Hong Kong university partially cleared a road they were blocking and demanded that the government commit to holding local elections...
Read more »
China tells U.S. to back off as Hong Kong violence escalatesHong Kong authorities have adopted an increasingly strident tone in response to the months of unrest, while also telling the U.S. to back off criticizing Beijing's handling of the crisis.
Read more »
Citywide protests and violent clashes bring chaos to Hong KongPro-democracy protesters challenging China's rule of Hong Kong choke the city for 4th straight day, firing arrows at police, barricading roads and disrupting transport links, as schools and businesses remain closed
Read more »
Elderly man hit with brick amid Hong Kong protests has diedA 70-year-old man has died after being hit in the head with a brick during in clashes between Hong Kong's pro- and anti-government groups on Wednesday, a Hong Kong Hospital Authority spokesperson confirmed to CNN.
Read more »
Confrontation in Hong Kong is turning ever uglierSome thought Hong Kong's protest movement might begin to fizzle out. Instead recent events have escalated tensions
Read more »