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Fire and fury at Hong Kong's cross harbor tunnel

Sunday, 17 November 2019 9:38 PM [ Last Update: Monday, 18 November 2019 4:53 AM ]

Protestors clash with police outside the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong in Hung Hom district of Hong Kong on November 17, 2019. (Photo by AFP)

Anti-government protesters occupied a Hong Kong university and blocked off a tunnel as well as major roads on Sunday (November 17) amid some of the most dramatic scenes in over five months of unrest.

Clashes spread into Sunday evening as protesters met water cannon with petrol bombs and police tried to clear the bridge above the Cross-Harbor Tunnel where protesters took cover behind umbrellas.

Protesters set fire to debris on the bridge in turn setting off a series of small explosions, forcing many to flee. The fire brigade moved in after about half an hour to douse the flames.

Huge fires lit up the sky at the university in the heart of Kowloon district while protesters hurled petrol bombs, some by catapult and police fired volleys of tear gas to draw them on to the open podium of the red-brick campus.

(Source: Reuters)

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