Hong Kong riot police carry out dawn raid on university after battle with protesters
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 which saw levels of violence between the two sides reach 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.