Published 18:00 IST, November 14th 2019

Hong Kong: City-wide protests continue for fourth consecutive day

The anti-government protestors in Hong Kong have brought the city to a standstill for a fourth consecutive day on November 14 encroaching important roadways.

Reported by: Sounak Mitra
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anti-government protestors in Hong Kong have brought city to a standstill for a fourth consecutive day on vember 14 encroaching important roways and highways to obstruct city. It sparked violence and resulted in shutting down of several schools. protestors have set ablaze vehicles and buildings, pelted petrol bombs at police stations and trains and damd shopping malls over last week in some of worst violence seen in more than five months of turmoil.

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Protestors block important ros 

masked protestors and varsity students maintained ir blockes of important ros which include entrance to Cross-Harbour Tunnel that connects Hong Kong island to Kowloon area and a highway between Kowloon and rural New Territories. Riot police fired tear gas near tunnel early on Thursday to disperse protestors. According to international media reports, it impacted t just university but also general public. Scores of students barriced mselves inside campuses with a makeshift shield to cover mselves up at several universities blocking entrances and occupying surrounding ros by bricks, petrol bombs, and or makeshift weapons as y expected possible clashes with police. commuters were stranded at metro stations after few rail services were suspended and 15  stations were closed.

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Lawmakers condemn police actions

chaotic scenes of explosion, gun fires, smoke plumes left scores of students injured. police said protestors hurled debris and petrol bombs in a nearby highway linking rrn New Territories with Kowloon, bringing traffic to a halt in a haze of tear gas smoke. lawmakers of city condemned actions of police and said that continuous firing of tear gas has turned university campus into a battlefield. Tensions initially escalated due to death of a young man who fell from a multi-story car parking during clashes with police.

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