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Hong kong polytechnic university. if there is to be a final standoff between the few dozen protesters who remain hold up on this campus and the hong kong riot police outside the campus this is the entrance, one of them through which those police forces have to come. when they tried before this was heavily fortified by students, they put up barricades, set them on fire, they do not have as many numbers if they wish to do the same thing but some are armed with baseball bats, javelins and in one ca...

As we understand it, you probably got a few dozen protesters who remain here, they dont want to come out and leave it to the bitter end. it may be that given some of the student protesters we have seen in full body armor armed in one case with a bow and other and another with a baseball bat and another with a piece on a javelin. there may be a real hard-core here who are willing to fight. and given the battles we saw over the weekend, it could be very tough indeed if the hong kong police decide ...

Escape on the a roadway. to disperse crowds that a police spokesman publicly described as murderous. those caught trying to leave were arrested. but protesters fought for control, using slingshots, bricks, molotov cocktails, even a bow and arrow. this photo shows the arrow piercing an officers leg. the universitys student union president just told me 200 to 300 protesters are still barricaded inside these buildings. as for the government, they say aol this chaos has "reduced the chance of this w...

Teargas if need to. trade negotiations with china, perhaps a factor there. paula hancocks live with the latest developments. paula? >> reporter: christine, i know protesters would like to hear more vocal support from the u.s. president. theyre calling on support from europe, as well. they want the international community to get involved. were a couple of blocks away from the polytechnic university, where hundreds, perhaps more, are holed up inside. weve spoken to one of the protesters inside. he...

Against police. one policeman having an arrow in his leg. if protesters use the lethal weapons, they believe a bow and arrow is a lethal weapon, they will have no choice but to use minimum force and live fire. here, were seeing thousands of protesters trying to distract the police. theres been a cat and mouse game for many sides. theres been teargas and rubber bullets from the police side. theyre trying to draw the police away from the campus. seeing if they can allow the protesters to escape. w...

And petrol bombs and then firing them at the police below the university. one of the police officers was hit with a bow and arrow and we saw plenty on that rooftop who said that this is the way they are defending their university. as far as they are concerned, alisyn, these people consider themselves at war with the hong kong police. this is, you know, it begs the question, what is the off ramp? what is the end game for the protesters and for the police in that matter? this has been going on for...

Violent. police saying protesters have been using petrol bombs and what they believe to use a lethal weapon, a bow and arrow then they may be forced to use force or live fire. it certainly would be a serious escalation. >> paula hancocks, thank you for that reporting. please stay safe and as well as our crews there. quick break and were back in just a moment. shes the one the one for you when you know you just know she isnt perfect but shes perfect for you love is rare loves unique love is her l...

Against anti-government protesters holed up inside hong kong polytechnic university authorities have warned vill resort to live ammunition if the small group of holdouts dont put down lethal weapons some have used bow and arrows and hurled petrol bombs at police overnight police tried to storm the university and protesters responded with fires. and the police move in. but protest this at the entrance to hong kong polytechnic university ablaze as the police retreat. the police make some arrests a...

They have been firing tear gas. but it doesnt really seem to be getting anywhere. there were reports that police were coming from a different direction. that is what the protesters are anticipating. you mentioned that a police officer a little bit earlier in the day was hit with a bow and an arrow. an arrow was shot at him. we are going to get out of this position only because there has been tear gas-fired up here just before we came to you. i think it is safe to move to a better position. this ...

Protestors have now started set fire to keep the police out. we believe its the main entrance but certainly the police have managed to gain some ground. they have taken the main roads outside the univerity which effectively took about 20 hours for them to take just that small area. it has been an incredibly bitter battle between the two. weve had petrol bombs from the violent protestors and youve had one person using at least one person using a bow and arrow. we saw a police officer who had an a...