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Hong Kong university siege winds down as hunt for protesters comes up empty
As the final searches for any pro-democracy protesters still hiding in Hong Kong’s Polytechnic University came up empty today, academic authorities prepared for the clean up following a near two-week siege of the campus by riot police. Police still guarded
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Campus siege nears end as Hong Kong gears up for election
A Hong Kong university campus under siege for more than a week was a deserted wasteland today, with a handful of protesters holed up in hidden refuges across the trashed grounds, as the city’s focus turned to local elections. The
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Hong Kong protesters surrender as university siege staggers on
At least eight protesters who had been holding out at a trashed Hong Kong university surrendered to police in the early hours today, while others desperately searched for escape routes as riot officers surrounded the campus. The siege at the
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Hong Kong campus protest, options fade as US bill angers China
The last band of anti-government protesters trapped inside a besieged Hong Kong university were weighing a narrowing range of options early today as police outside appeared ready to simply wait them out. Reuters’ witnesses said fewer than 100 protesters remained
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Hundreds of pro-China protesters rally amid Hong Kong chaos
Hundreds of pro-China protesters rallied in Hong Kong today to denounce increasingly violent anti-government unrest in the Chinese-ruled city and support the police who have become a prime target of attack. The former British colony has been embroiled in more
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