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Hong Kong Polytechnic University: Protesters flee campus on motorcycles
Source: BBC
Hong Kong Polytechnic University: Protesters flee campus on motorcycles
18 November 2019
Several protesters have escaped from a Hong Kong university campus surrounded by police by abseiling from a bridge and fleeing on the back of motorbikes.
Around 100 others who tried to leave the Polytechnic University were met with tear gas and rubber bullets. Some were arrested.
Authorities say 116 people were injured in the violence on Monday.
In the past week, the campus has become the latest battleground for long-running anti-government protests.
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18 November 2019
Several protesters have escaped from a Hong Kong university campus surrounded by police by abseiling from a bridge and fleeing on the back of motorbikes.
Around 100 others who tried to leave the Polytechnic University were met with tear gas and rubber bullets. Some were arrested.
Authorities say 116 people were injured in the violence on Monday.
In the past week, the campus has become the latest battleground for long-running anti-government protests.
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Read more: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-50465337