Protests in Hong Kong have intensified with live bullets and explosions as police seek to end the standoff at Polytechnic University.
The police have surrounded the university in what is the one of the largest and most sustained battles in a protest movement that is now in it's sixth month.
Live bullets have been fired towards protesters, but it is unclear how many have been injured in the conflict. Hong Kong's embattled leader, Carrie Lam, has since withdrawn the bill, but widespread unrest has continued as demonstrators broaden their demands to include a call for direct elections for the city's leaders, amnesty for protesters and an independent investigation into alleged police brutality.
There have been lulls in the violence and intensity of the protest movement. But the death of a university student from a fall last week has reignited rage. Thousands of students and protesters blocked entrances, torn up brick sidewalks for ammunition, and lined every vantage point with Molotov cocktails. The university's swimming pool, emptied of water, has become a practice firing range. Some walked around with bows and arrows, many blunt training arrows, others sharpened or wrapped in gauze, ready to be lit on fire.
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