In hong kong, a Senior Police officer has said that unrest has brought the territory to the brink of total collapse. In the latest clashes with democracy campaigners, the violence spread to a university campus, where police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon. Some of the protesters built barricades and threw petrol bombs. Our correspondent robin brant was there. Yelling. Run, she is shouting in cantonese, and they are running, but not for fun. Hong kong students at their university racetrack were escaping the tear gas and rubber bullets as police raided their campus. Moving onto the grounds of the Chinese University is a marked escalation by the police. They said they needed to stop people throwing bricks and other Dangerous Items from a campus bridge onto passing traffic. By night, that bridge became the front line in a stand off, police on one side, protesters on the other, a raging fire in between. 2a hours previously, this place had been completely normal. Across the u
In hong kong, a Senior Police officer has said that unrest has brought the territory to the brink of total collapse. In the latest clashes with democracy campaigners, the violence spread to a university campus, where police fired tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannon. Some of the protesters built barricades and threw petrol bombs. Our correspondent robin brant was there. Yelling. Run, she is shouting in cantonese, and they are running, but not for fun. Hong kong students at their university racetrack were escaping the tear gas and rubber bullets as police raided their campus. Moving onto the grounds of the Chinese University is a marked escalation by the police. They said they needed to stop people throwing bricks and other Dangerous Items from a campus bridge onto passing traffic. By night, that bridge became the front line in a stand off, police on one side, protesters on the other, a raging fire in between. 2a hours previously, this place had been completely normal. Across the u
Plus. Im from either mill and im in the kalahari desert in south africa with the worlds fastest cars being tested to break the land speed record. A tense standoff between protesters and police is continuing at a Hong Kong University the hours long siege came to an explosive end just before dawn as police a police moved in but a group of demonstrators a still holed up inside and police want them out theyve used tear gas and water cannon but some protests as are refusing to leave sara klug reports from hong kong. With parts of the Polytechnic University a blaze police moved in to clear the protesters they barricaded themselves on campus students fled as riot police fired tear gas and made arrests. At intervals of mobile. Well. This came after a marathon standoff with protesters blocking all access to the university making petrol bombs and devices to keep Police Riot Squad surrounded the university after a day of violence confrontations an officer shot by an arrow some students fled on ro
The victims of the worst mass carried out by colombias far rebels are now being buried 17 years on. So Hong Kongs High Court has ruled the emergency law which band face masks worn by prodemocracy protesters is unconstitutional you remember chief executive carrie lamb announce the ban back in october as she tried to stem the violence the thing is that actually dates back to British Colonial era law the court has ruled it incompatible with the basic law of today the ban of face masks only inflame the situation though there was an escalation in protests and violence and destruction in fact on monday right police surrounded a University Campus after protesters who were holed up inside threw petrol bombs and then shot arrows at them and then just. Hostile police have started to arrest a number of protesters who are trying to leave that campus were going to talk to sarah clarke in hong kong in just a moment but 1st this is her report on how the standoff unfolded. With parts of the Polytechni
Worst massacre carried out by colombias func rebels are being buried 17 years later. Sorry Hong Kongs High Court has ruled an emergency law which banned facemasks one by prodemocracy protesters is in fact unconstitutional might remember chief executive carol im sure introduced the ban back in october trying to stem all of that violence weve seen i think is that dates back to British Colonial era law and the court has now ruled it incompatible with todays basic law the ban on face masks really only inflame the situation there was an escalation in protests and violence and destruction most recently monday riot police surrounded the University Campus after the protesters who were holed up inside 3 petrol bombs and shot arrows at them and in just the past few hours police have started to arrest a number of. Protesters there were also trying to leave that campus so well get an update from rob mcbride in hong kong in just a moment but we want to start with sara clarks reports on how the stan