Protestors in HK Use Arrows and Molotov Cocktails to Fight Police

Protests in Hong Kong escalated as protestors used bows and arrows and hurled gasoline bombs to prevent the rioting police from entering into the Hong Kong Polytechnic University campus. The person injured through the arrow was a media liaison officer.

Crux of the Matter

1. HK Polytechnic University Campus is considered to be the last of the 5 campuses used by the protestors for blocking Hung Hom’s central cross-harbor road tunnel.

2. The 5-month long protests escalated when the protests denied evacuation of the university campus.

3. Educational institutes in Hong Kong have been declared shut until the situation clears. Nearly 1 million students had to sit home amidst protests.

4. The to and fro attacks continued as the police hurled tear gases on the campus, and the protestors catapulted gasoline bombs and shot arrows at the advancing riot police.

Curiopedia

The 2019 Hong Kong protests, also known as the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill (or Anti-ELAB) movement, are an ongoing series of demonstrations in Hong Kong which were triggered by the introduction of the Fugitive Offenders amendment bill by the Hong Kong government. If enacted, the bill would have let local authorities detain and extradite criminal fugitives who are wanted in territories with which Hong Kong does not currently have extradition agreements, including Taiwan and mainland China. This created concerns that the bill would subject Hong Kong residents and visitors to the mainland Chinese jurisdiction and legal system, undermining the region’s autonomy and its civil liberties. Read More

Curated Coverage

1. The Indian Express – Hong Kong protesters fight off police with fire and arrows

2. The Hindu – Hong Kong protesters shoot arrows, hurl petrol bombs in campus clash

3. USA Today – Hong Kong protesters with bows, arrows battle police for control of university, dozens arrested

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