For several days now, the campus of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University has been that of a war zone. Students barricaded inside are increasingly fighting back with petrol bombs, bricks and even bows and arrows, while police are gearing up with live ammunition to possibly storm the campus. With the Chinese army now arriving to the streets, protesters are worried that the violence might escalate dramatically.
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