Hong Kong: police attempt to storm university after battle with protesters
by Lily Kuo in Hong Kong from on (#4V8BC)
Police earlier threatened to use live rounds on 'rioters' who used lethal weapons such as molotov cocktails against them
Police were attempting to storm Hong Kong's Polytechnic University after a daylong battle with protesters reached new heights on Sunday and officials threatened to use live rounds.
About 200 demonstrators remained inside the building at dawn on Monday morning when police in riot gear moved in. As they advanced, protesters set fire to one of the entrances to the university and explosions could be heard.
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