Police commander reiterates that they will use live rounds if threatened with deadly weapons. FMTNews HongKong
A man shouting on top of a bridge as he’s stopped at Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
The university siege has become a battle of wills between Hong Kong’s stretched police force and the constantly-innovating protest movement. China has refused to budge on any of the protesters’ demands, and warned it will not tolerate dissent in the semi-autonomous city. Earlier, police made dozens of arrests as protesters made a dash for it — sometimes beating people with batons as they held them on the ground.“Other than coming out to surrender I don’t see any viable option for them,” Cheuk Hau-yip, Police Commander of Kowloon West, told a press conference, before the daring breakout.
They have largely relied on tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets, but the new warning suggests a more proactive use of live rounds.
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