Winner of saturdays election there in the capital colombo for the celebrations and concerns for the future. And in iran traffic ground to a halt in the capital tehran is taking their protest at 50 percent hike in fuel prices around supreme leaders says he backs the decision despite the unrest. Im Rebecca Ritters welcome to the program we begin in hong kong where theyve been fresh clashes between prodemocracy demonstrators and Police Chinese troops have been deployed for the 1st time since they protests began in june activists have dug into hong kongs Polytechnic University and a value to defend it from police is part of a week Long Campaign aimed at disrupting traffic and hitting the local economy. I dont know the result. On the voices of protest Police Fire Tear gas at protesters occupying hong kongs Polytechnic University and blocking nearby roads mass demonstrators hurl molotov cocktails in response the street battle pits water cannon against fire bombs and armored trucks against um
Hundreds of people are in a standoff with un peacekeepers and Security Forces in the democratic republic of congo after another day of protest its just gone 5 pm in the town of benny with 2 people and they are confirmed killed after crowds tried to march towards an airport where un forces based now theyre venting their anger against the u. N. Forces for failing to protect them from attacks by rebel groups 4 people were killed on monday as protesters attacked u. N. Compounds and set fire to the town hall the unrest has now forced the World Health Organization to pull almost a 3rd of its staff from beni which is grappling with an Ebola Outbreak it warns the instability will most certainly lead to an increase in ebola cases well im a buddhist the head of the United Nations in grand nord benny a little earlier he told my colleague Martin Dennis that the peacekeepers are not firing live ammunition protesters. 1st of course we are aware of the demonstrators who are making their way and we ar
Well hundreds of people are in a standoff with un peacekeepers and Security Forces in the democratic republic of congo after another day of protest its just gone 6 pm now in the town of benny where 2 people are confirmed killed after crowds tried to barge towards an airport where un forces based now theyre venting their anger against the u. N. Forces for failing to protect them from attacks by rebel groups 4 people were killed on monday as protesters attacked u. N. Compounds and set fire to the town hall the unrest has forced the World Health Organization to pull almost a 3rd of its staff from beni which is grappling with in a bowl out bright and it warns the instability will most certainly lead to an increase in the ball the cases aljazeera produce a county has been closely following the story in beni. What we would just do we are really trying to extricate the determination of these people has been a laning have lifted this morning but you can still you can still see this people 1000
Colombo for the celebrations and concerns for the future. And iran traffic grinds to a halt in the capital tehran as people there protest a 15 percent hike in fuel prices irans Supreme Leader says impacts the decision despite the unrest. Im rebecca raters welcome to the program we begin in hong kong where there have been fresh clashes between prodemocracy demonstrators and Police Chinese troops have been deployed for the 1st time since these protests began in june activists have dug into hong kongs Polytechnic University in a valley and to defend it from police is part of a week Long Campaign i am to disrupting traffic and hitting the local economy. Another assault on the voices. Protest Police Fire Tear gas at protesters occupying hong kongs Polytechnic University and blocking nearby roads massed demonstrators hurl molotov cocktails in response to the street battle pits water cannon against fire bombs and armored trucks against umbrellas and police claim protesters shot arrows at them
Pushed back and forth all as a handful of chinas soldiers looked on. Behind the steel gates of their barracks just metres away. There we re barracks just metres away. There were claims both sides are now using lethal weapons. The Police Say One of theirs was hit by an arrow fired from the university. Do you think the people of hong kong support you throwing petrol bombs and bow and arrow . I dont expect all people to support but people need to understand what were doing right 110w. Understand what were doing right now. For the second time in a week im standing on a bridge surrounded by protesters with riot police on the other side. Early in the week it was a highway below they blocked. Now it is one of the tunnels to hong kong island. These protesters continue with their efforts to cause maximum disruption to hong kongs infrastructure. By the days end, the protesters faced Police Moving in on all fronts. The protesters who have stayed, many inside, have no way out. Robin brant, bbc new