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November 19, 2019

1,000 Students Arrested in Police Siege of Hong Kong University
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In Hong Kong, dozens of student protesters remain inside Hong Kong
Polytechnic University, which has been besieged by police for days. Over
1,000 students have been arrested as part of the siege. Many of the
protesters were forced to surrender after being injured by police firing
rubber bullets and tear gas. Others escaped by rappelling down a bridge
and fleeing on waiting motorcycles. The standoff at the prestigious
university is a dramatic escalation of the protests which began in June.
On Tuesday, Beijing also condemned a Hong Kong court's decision Monday
to overturn a ban on face masks worn by the protesters. Beijing accused
the Hong Kong judiciary of blatantly challenging the authority of China.


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