Two others are in critical condition: A 70yo FEHD worker hit in the head with a brick earlier yesterday (11/13) in Sheung Shui & a 15yo hit in the head by a teargas canister in Tin Shui Wai. Both underwent extensive surgery
The MTR Corporation has announced that all services apart from the Airport Express will stop running at 10pm, with several stations and parts of various lines unavailable during the morning rush hour
11 month agoIS-aligned militants in Patikul today claimed to have attacked the Filipino army killing 3 soldiers
11 month ago[email protected] report: The 15 year old student who was hit by a tear gas canister is still in grave condition after a 4-hour surgery, according to this social worker at Tuen Mun Hospital.
11 month agoVideo from another angle showed one building of City University of Hong Kong on fire.
"I am open to alterations in military activity on the Korean peninsula to support North Korea diplomacy," says @EsperDoD.
11 month agoA resident photographed a large number of Molotov cocktails hurled into the local police station in Tin Shui Wai on Wednesday night.
11 month agoA serious injury has been reported in Tin Shui Wai on Wednesday night as a man was apparently shot with a police tear gas cannister in the head. He is reportedly undergoing an urgent operation.
11 month agoProtesters at the University of HongKong have set up barricades from Bonham Road at its eastern end to Pokfulam Road at its west. After midnight, police came to clear some of the barricades, but stopped short of entering the campus
11 month ago#HongKong protesters set a teaching building of City University of Hong Kong on fire
A black-clad protester suspected to have fallen from height in Tsuen Wan was pronounced dead around 11pm on Wednesday. Initially he was thought to be injured in a knife attack
11 month agoProtesters set fire to a Sa Sa store in Mong Kok after breaking into the cosmetic retail outlet.
11 month agoThere is a fire in Tuen Mun. (11:55 PM)
11 month agoIn his latest statement, HKU chief Zhang Xiang urged students not to create any situation which will lead to police entering the campus to search, to investigate or to make arrests
11 month ago23:52: 30 minutes ago, police were pointing guns at the east gate of HKU . They have left the scene.
11 month agoPolice headed for the subway that connects Aberdeen to the waterfront
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 11km E of Dumabato, Philippines
11 month agoLawmaker Claudia Mo has filed an injunction request to stop police from entering the HKU campus
11 month agoProtesters in Mong Kok have set an electricity box at Nathan Road on fire. It emits sparks and repeatedly explodes as it burns
Hong Kong court rejects CUHK injunction against police entry and crowd control weapon use without approval
11 month agoThe riot police in Yuen Long have cleared the roadblocks, and the floor tiles seen at the scene have basically been fully up. (8:55 PM)
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 44km N of Diphu, India
Protesters have set fire to at least three toll booths of the Cross-Harbour Tunnel in Hung Hom. Staff quickly put out the fire
11 month agoStand News reporter Chan Yu Hong has been diagnosed with chloracne, caused by high levels of dioxins accumulated in the body. Likely tear gas related. Dr said it's the first time they saw the symptom after hearing many reports
11 month agoMore than 20 protesters have been arrested on a side street near Queen's Road Central
11 month agoThey stopped this young man entering Landmark a few min later (lots of older/non-Han folks not stopped). Appeared to be searching his phone (see 0:28 to end), but moved when they realized they were being filmed.
11 month agoRight outside PLA barracks in Kln Tong, #BaptistUniversity students set up roadblocks that stretch over two blocks, to block roads & defend the uni from police. Msgs like 'Liberate HongKong' on clear display.
11 month agoSome protesters are arrested at a backalley near Queen's Road Central. Some are seen pinned down to the floor. One police officer warns them: "I told you to keep your head down." Video: SCMP/Chris Lau
11 month agoCUHK Protesters also built a giant slingshot, and ready to be equipped with petrol bombs when needed
11 month agoMore than a score of protesters are arrested at a backalley near Queen's Road Central. Some are seen pinned to the floor. Flashlight is deployed to disperse crowd. At least 2 protesters are arrested at Pedder Street
11 month agoCarrie Lam has authorised Correctional Services staff (under Public Order Ord Art. 40) to volunteer as Special Constables 2 support HongKong police The 1st group of SC, equipped with all police weapons incl guns, will be deployed as early as this week HKPoliceState Source: 香港01
11 month agoPolice have commenced clearing operation in Central
11 month agoPolice launch a surprise siege on Central, barreling down Des Voeux Rd Central and shooting pepper-spray projectiles down Pedder St, while lots of office workers still milling around. (19:31, November 13)
Both sides of Hong Chong Road outside the Cross-Harbour Tunnel entrance are blocked by barricades. There is a long queue of vehicles on the southbound side
11 month agoPolice officers from the Special Tactical Squad have arrived on Connaught Road Central to clear roadblocks. Video: SCMP/Chris Lau
11 month agoCUHK has announced ending the semester early in light of the current situation. This comes as some mainland & overseas students studying in HongKong are finding ways to evacuate from the city
Police have raised a tear gas warning banner at Fortune Plaza in Tai Po. Nearby, dozens of bottles containing unknown substances have been seized and are guarded by officers
11 month agoThe centre of Sai Wan Ho, where police shot a protester on Monday morning, still looks a bit like a war zone tonight
11 month agoProtesters at Chinese University have hurled petrol bombs from a footbridge which have set the tracks of the East Rail line on fire. Video: SCMP/Lea Li
11 month agoTear gas fired at Tai Po Tiahe road
11 month agoThis is the key Pedder St intersection in Central as at 5pm Wednesday
Police said they fired 1,567 rounds of tear gas, 1312 rounds of rubber bullets and 380 bean bag rounds yesterday (Nov. 12)
11 month agoExit D1 of Central MTR station has been set on fire. Video: SCMP/Chris Lau
11 month agoThis is what's happening to motor vehicles trying to transport supplies to CUHK. This driver was stopped at a police road block in Fo Tan & arrested. Most supplies are coming by foot or bike by secret routes police have not detected
11 month agoSSP Wang Wai-shun presented a few arrows collected from the clash scene of CUHK. No officer was hit but Wang said, citing experts, these arrows can pierce through their protective gear if shot within 50m to 80m. Wang said officers were therefore facing lifethreatening situation
11 month agoProtest zone outside Baptist University of Hong Kong photo by: Bruce Lui
11 month agoA protester has scattered shattered glass on Pedder Street where they earlier built a sophisticated barricade with bamboo sticks and bricks. Video: SCMP/Stanley Shin
Four protesters arrested on Monday in CUHK, charged with rioting, have been released on bail at the local magistracy on Wednesday morning.
11 month agoEarlier, a group of riot police chased after two 16-year-old students in uniforms down an alley in Central while they were clearing roadblocks on the Des Voeux Road, before releasing them after a search. The students say they were suddenly cornered after taking a glance at them
11 month agoLong queues of people work their way uphill to Chinese University as students, graduates and citizens bring supplies into the campus for protesters
11 month agoTear gas was fired by police in Tai Shui Hang, near Ma On Shan, shortly after 2:30pm.
11 month agoBricks and road blocks on Des Voeux Rd West
11 month agoProtesters at CUHK have commandeered a vehicle found near the campus' sports ground. Video: SCMP/Sum Lok-kei
11 month agoFrom earlier: Bank of Communications vandalized. An office worker taking part on the front line Office workers shielding protesters digging up bricks "Police stormed CUHK, REVENGE" sprayed painted at a Emporio Armani store
11 month agoRoadblock on Connaught Rd Central in front of Bank of China. Cars have turned around one by one and all are gone now
11 month agoAfter police have retreated Connaught Road Central, protesters have set up a roadblock there
11 month agoHong Kong riot police arrest and hold protesters down in Central #HongKongProtests #香港
11 month agoSeven civilians were killed and 19 others wounded in a car bomb explosion near the Ministry of the Interior in Kabul, Qasaba Ward in Kabul Police District 15.
11 month agoScores of office workers have continued to march in Central as they chant "fight for freedom, stand with Hong Kong". Meanwhile, police retreat along Connaught Road Central, and protesters move in trying to block the major thoroughfare
11 month agoTaiwan president @iingwen calls on intl community to support HK and says similar scenes of armed forces attacking campuses also happened during the years of military rule there
11 month agoPolice have confirmed they have sent a marine vessel to CUHK after a some mainland students requested a means to leave the campus owing to the rail tracks and roads being blocked The vessel will take them to a safe place, after which they will make their own travel arrangements
Education Bureau says all schools in HongKong will be closed on Thursday
11 month agoA view of policemen violently storming @hkbaptistu campus from Wed morning.
Sha Tin district councillor Yau Man-chun says two pro-democracy camp councillors, Wong Hok-Lai and Chiu Chu-long, were arrested after tending to constituents into the early hours of Wednesday at Chinese University
11 month agoPolice clearing items off Des Voeux Road Central outside Alexandra House in Central Video: SCMP/Stanley Shin
11 month agoMany riot police officers are not wearing their new identification tag police management announced last week. It was introduced amid concerns that officers have not been wearing their identifcation number leading to people's failure to file complaints. Is it working
11 month agoLarge number of arrests made in Central after raptor and riot police officers give chase and subdue protesters. They have cordoned off Pedder Street and prevent journalists from getting into the zone to film the arrests
11 month agoFor 3rd day in a row, crowd gathers in Central at junction between Pedder Street and Des Voeux Road Central. "Stand with Hong Kong" they chant. Their strategy is that finance workers can join during lunch time, while protest at heart of HK's commercial district can get attention
MTR Tsuen Wan Line stopped at full line (11/13/11:38)
11 month agoStudents are being stopped and searched all over HK today; some detained
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - Kuril Islands
11 month agoExplosion reported near Interior Ministry's building in Kabul.
A suicide bomber was killed and four others injured in this morning's attack on a police station in Medan, North Sumatra, police have confirmed. The attacker rode his motorcycle through a security post and detonated explosives as police gave chase
11 month agoHere's a walkthrough of the No 2 bridge, the site of yesterday's conflict, on the morning after, with groups of frontline protesters on standby holding Molotov cocktails. No police are in sight
![Helicopter seen and heard hovering above @CUHKofficial campus after 10am Wednesday. [ Photo Credit: PPPN International ]](https://asia.liveuamap.com/pics/2019/11/13/21919183_0.jpg)
11 month agoHelicopter seen and heard hovering above @CUHKofficial campus after 10am Wednesday. [ Photo Credit: PPPN International ]
Police station in Medan, North Sumatra, has been attacked in a suspected suicide bombing. At least one casualty rushed to hospital
11 month agoProtesters assemble at CUHK Bridge No. 2 as police vehicles reportedly approach and dawn breaks. They had a few hours of rest after perhaps the most violent night of fighting since protests broke out
11 month agoStandNews: Students in CUHK have stayed overnight. With the sunrise as the backdrop, people chanted "Good morning HK"
11 month agoRTHK: HongKong MTR East Rail line (which includes CUHK University station & connects much of the NT region) will be suspended today (Nov. 13); other lines will end operation by 10pm. Three stations will also be closed: MongKok, TuenMun & TseungKwanO
11 month agoMolotov throwing practice in session by Science Park Road, Crowd getting paranoid that policemen would arrive soon, so mini blockade may start here soon
11 month agoEast Turkistan National Awakening Movement: Today we released the first batch of results from our year-long research project to identify the locations of China's Concentration Camps, prisons, & labor camps in East Turkistan ("Xinjiang").
11 month agoIn anticipation of the policemen coming to charge at CUHK again, protestors are fortifying Bridge number 2 with full scale gasoline weapons and barricades
11 month ago03:54: Inside CUHK , a couple had to separate and return to their posts. Before they said their last goodbye, the girl said to the boy: please don't die.
On VBIED blast in Logar, US Forces spox said: "A vehicle-borne IED targeted a U.S. convoy this morning in Logar province. Only the VBIED driver was killed. No U.S. or Coalition service members were wounded or killed in the attack. We are investigating.."
11 month agoUtterly surreal scene near Chinese University in #hongkong. Hundreds and hundreds of people stuck in cars, buses, vans for hours as road under bridge blockaded by protestors
11 month ago02:09: after the person was shot, police kept firing tear gas bombs to prevent others from approaching the injured.
11 month ago02:05, someone got shot out Mong Kok and fell on the ground. Reporters, FA and protesters rushed to rescue while police are still firing
11 month agoCUHK at 2am
Pakistani military says three soldiers have been killed in a blast in North Waziristan when they were on routine patrol. Soldiers identified as Sepoy Sajid,Sepoy Riyasat and Sepoy Babar.
Afghanistan: A car bomb exploded near a convoy of foreign troops close to a military base in Logar province earlier on Tuesday, local police officials confirmed, saying there are no reports of casualties.
"Not fair to have China as a developing nation" under Paris Accord, adds @POTUS
11 month agoPrince Edward Road near Mong Kok Police Station tear gas deployed. (0:55 AM)
11 month agoThere was a fire in the electric box at the Tuen Mun, and the fire was put on the scene. (0:35 AM)
11 month agoUniversity station is set on fire and vandalised, per CUHK campus radio. Firefighters have arrived earlier
11 month agoBurning leaves before Qinghong Court in Tsing Yi. (0:20 AM)
11 month agoProtest in Tin Shui Wai
11 month ago1am: Police fired multiple rounds of tear gas in Yuen Long, for the first time firing at Kau Yuk Rd, where older residential buildings are extremely densely packed together. Source: Apple Daily
11 month agoFire at the entrance of University Station
For first time since Sept, US warship sails through Taiwan Strait in move likely to irk China: officials. USS Chancellorsville transits as US mil's top officer Gen Mark Milley visits Japan & Defense Secretary Esper leaves Wed for Asia: South Korea, Philippines, Thailand & Vietnam
11 month agoThe human chain in CUHK is bridging from one end to another end in campus. It could be over 1km, per rough measurement on Google Maps
11 month agoReports that tear gas fired from Tung Chung police station shortly after midnight
11 month agoThe Chinese University of Hong Kong's main sports ground has become a temporary camp for supplies, injuries and resting journalists and protesters. The No. 2 Bridge - the site of clashes over the day - has been calm for an hour
A veteran paramedic, who gave his name as "Dr Chan", says about 20 to 30 protesters have been injured by sponge grenades or tear gas canisters at Chinese University
11 month agoPolice are reportedly deploying in various locations across HongKong, with vehicles driving out of Prince Edward's Mong Kok Police Station.
Two plain-clothes officers drew their guns in Sha Tin after their vehicle was attacked by a group of more than 30 protesters, a police source confirmed.
11 month agoHongKong district councillor Roy Tam estimated that Hong Kong Police has fired over one thousand rounds of tear gas rounds tonight at CUHK. The photo covers "a portion" of the canisters
11 month agoA roadblock was set up at the junction in Kwun Tong. (11:05 PM)
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 119km NW of Kota Ternate, Indonesia
11 month agoThere's a shop on fire in Causeway Bay, people in apartments above are fleeing. Fireman are on site.
Tear gas has been fired outside Mong Kok Police Station. Protesters have been aiming laser pointers at the station.
11 month agoCUHK ex-vice chancellor Joseph Sung arrived at the scene and urged students to peacefully disperse, saying that current vice-chancellor Rocky Tuan has discussed with police who have agreed to move away from the bridge, if students do so as well.
Protesters in Tai Po close in on police who respond with rounds of tear gas
11 month agoFlaming barricades are set up at University MTR Station, by CUHK. The police issued a statement saying they wished to peacefully resolve the problem, and are preparing to retreat, calling on protesters to stop attacking, and not to damage railways.
11 month agoIn Causeway Bay, riot police continued to shoot at the crowd with riot guns before they prepared to get on the bus, drawing discontent.
11 month agoJust to be sure the police don't come back, protesters have set a large fire on the far end of No.2 Bridge, the end farthest from CUHK campus. Cheers go up & echo: #LiberateHongKong #RevolutionOfOurTimes
11 month agoFilmed by HKU's Campus TV: a journalist in yellow vest appeared to be shot by tear gas. A group of CUHK students went over to help move the journo to a safer area, while another round landed at the exact same spot
11 month agoThere have been calls for civilians to send supplies to CUHK since Tuesday afternoon, and large numbers have arrived - forming a human chain - to send supplies to protesters on the frontline. Photo: InMedia.
11 month agoThe water cannon truck arrives at CUHK, firing coloured dye at student protesters. CUHK's student media reports that the police will retreat from the bridge - though police stormed the campus shortly after making a similar announcement in the afternoon. Photo: InMedia
11 month agoA police water cannon has been deployed on the Chinese University campus. Video: SCMP/Alvin Lum
11 month agoProtesters have again gathered at the junction of Argyle Street and Nathan Road as police push on to Yau Ma Tei. A fire has been started on Nathan Road near Mong Kok Road.
11 month agoPolice have come back onto No.2 Bridge & are shooting teargas horizontally at retreating protesters who are lobbing petrol bombs at them
11 month agoWater cannon fired at CUHK
Water Cannon No 3 fired blue water in @CUHKofficial No.2 bridge #antiELAB
11 month agoProtesters in complete control of the bridge No 2 at CUHK
11 month agoAt least 17 people were killed, including five women and four children, when their vehicle ran off the road in Khost district in the northern province of Baghlan, according to Khost district governor Lotfullah Atifi
11 month agoPolice appear to be retreating, firing massive amounts of teargas as they go. Protesters are already pushing onto the infamous No.2 Bridge. On Tolo Highway below, all traffic has stopped
11 month agoProtesters have blocked part of Kwun Tong Road (Kowloon Bay section) with barricades. Riot police arrive and one officer points a crowd-control gun at people shouting from a footbridge.
11 month agoSituation at Chinese University shows no sign of calming down. Dozens of tear gas rounds are fired in five minutes. One protester has been shot by a tear gas round at his chest and allegedly suffered from a cardiac arrest. An AED is needed in his rescue
11 month agoPolice on No.2 Bridge at CUHK where they have been in a standoff with students for many hours
11 month agoCar is on fire at Sai Yeung Choi Street South
11 month ago09:32pm CUHK deputy vice-chancellor still calling Hong Kong Police to get them uphold cease fire promise, yet frontline officer still fired tear gas. Source said water cannon moving from Science Park towards the univeristy
11 month agoThere is a fire at the bottom of the pedestrian bridge at Percival Street in Causeway Bay. (9:20 PM)
11 month agoCUHK molotov factory. #HKprotesters
11 month agoJust after the CUHK pro-vice-chancellor's announcement that the police would stop shooting teargas. Police shoot more teargas
11 month agoCIUHK Vice President came back with a truce promise while tear gas was being fired and his eyes couldn't help crying. Students helped him wash and gave him a goggle. Students said they would stop if police stop firing
11 month agoProtesters are still pushing up the bridge, have def reached the point where police were earlier. Bridge is still full of fire, bricks, tear gas
11 month ago[email protected] pro-vice-Chancellor Dennis Ng in protective gear announces police will stop firing tear gas and leaves
11 month agoIn the Sogo area of Causeway Bay, this reporter was treated harshly by police officers (8:45 PM)
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 38km ESE of Hitachi, Japan
11 month agoThere are several fires on Nathan Road between Shandong Street and Dundas Street. (8:45 PM)
Meanwhile, over in Mong Kok, tear gas has been fired again on Portland Street. Protesters on Nathan Road have also started a fire.
11 month agoAn elaborate formation of bricks is set up in Mong Kok to hinder riot police. It has been reported that a makeshift mangonel to hurl bricks has also been erected. Photo: Stand News screenshot.
11 month agoIn Shatin, a lone police vehicle responding to a call was surrounded by protesters and set alight. The driver escaped on the motorbike of a passer-by, according to HKU's Campus TV. Photo: Campus TV HKUSU.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 181km WSW of Sibolga, Indonesia
11 month agoNot only tear gas but various less lethal bullets were shot incessantly at CUHK students by riot police. Students hide behind trash carts and water horses and threw petrol bombs (closer to them than police) to defend.
The Taliban will free American and Australian professors they abducted in 2016, in exchange for 3 captured insurgent commanders, officials say
11 month agoRiot police in CUHK continued to fire tear gas as university head Rocky Tuan left students for a second talk with the force.
Riot police are advancing down Nathan Road in Mong Kok, in an attempt to disperse protesters who earlier put paving bricks on the street. They fire tear gas.
11 month agoAt Langham Place in Mong Kok, volunteers are dropping supplies donated to protesters at Chinese University. This action is in response to calls on internet platforms
11 month agoEmotions run high as Vice Chancellor Rocky Tuan attempts to broker a truce between police and students. Students are calling for the unconditional release of their arrested school mates
11 month agoCUHK head Rocky Tuan tried to leave for another meeting with police, carrying students 9pm ultimatum. Students urged him to walk across the bridge that's been a bitter battlefield for two days. "I will burn the bridge down If you can't come back with an answer by 10." one said
#NODEAL a student shouted "all police must leave CUHK campus immediately and all students arrested must be released. Or we will sit here and blow up the bridge."
11 month agoStudent: "Your appearance has visibly resulted in the calming of the situation. So what will you do tomorrow when it happens again" Tuan: "I have discussed with the police." Student: "But we do not trust the police."
11 month agoHong Kong Baptist University has announced that all of its classes will be suspended on Wednesday for the third day in a row due to "traffic disruptions" arising from ongoing citywide unrest.
11 month agoGreece's Independent Power Transmission Operator signed with State Grid Corporation of China an Agreement for the Expression of Interest to Invest in Ariadne Interconnection, the SPV that implements the Crete-Attica Interconnection project
11 month agoAt least 16 people died and 58 were injured Tuesday in the collision of two passenger trains that were on the same track, in the district of Bhramanbaria, in western Bangladesh
An alliance of HongKong academics says actions of the students were not a threat to the public and there was no need for police action
The MTR has said that Mong Kok, Yau Ma Tei, Wong Tai Sin, Whampoa, Causeway Bay, Tseung Kwan O, Hang Hau, Tuen Mun, Long Ping, Ma On Shan, Heng On and Sha Tin Wai stations will close at 9pm today (Tuesday).
11 month agoThe Chinese University of Hong Kong has announced that all classes will be cancelled on Wednesday for the third day in a row citing ongoing protester-police clashes and "severe damage" done to its facilities. Photo: Kris Cheng/HKFP.
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 5km ENE of Passo, Indonesia
11 month agoIn Central, the crowd is beginning to build up at the junction of Des Voeux Road and Pedder Street, the spot where protesters and their supporters gathered earlier in the afternoon.
11 month agoThe principal of CUHK is here talking with a few students and in a press mob. One student has a cardboard box of tear gas canisters to show him as evidence of the police action
11 month agoFive to six protesters remaining at a footbridge from HKU to the MTR station throw shattered glass, stones and chairs onto Pok Fu Lam Rd, as well as several petrol bombs as roadblocks. Video: SCMP/Karen Zhang
11 month agoAll the shells of the tear gas shots, and on canister believed to have failed to pop #central
Police say 287 people, aged 12 to 82, were arrested on Monday. Among them, 190, or almost two-thirds, were students. Officers fired 255 rounds of tear gas, 204 rubber bullets, 45 beanbag rounds and 96 sponge grenades on Monday, the force says
11 month agoNew barricade, fire and frontline here at CUHK
11 month agoAs riot police were retreating from Central, they fired up to 10 rounds of tear gas towards the crowd. Many of those without gear were caught in the middle
11 month agoPolice fire multiple rounds of tear gas in Central after a man in a shirt hurled a brick at them while they are treating Pedder Street
11 month agoThe US ambassador to Kabul, John Bass, told TOLOnews that "the United States government welcomes and strongly supports President Ghani's courageous decision to release three Taliban prisoners."
11 month agoRounds of tear gas are fired at Des Voeux Road in Central after police fail to disperse the crowd. The firing infuriates the crowd. "Triad," crowd chants
11 month agoThe amount of tear gas people in Central got for jeering at police and throwing one plastic bottle
11 month agoA fire broke out on the athletic field too and more students started to retreat up the bleachers
11 month agoA protester at Chinese University says he was hit on the forehead by an unknown projectile during a clash. Another protester was seen on fire from a petrol bomb earlier
11 month agoA standoff in Central between remaining protesters police
11 month agoFrontline of protesters moved forward and there was a hail of bricks, molotovs and tear gas
11 month agoAfter protesters retreated, police continued to fire tear gas into a sports field, where some protesters were. #cuhk is in crisis
A man shot and killed five local policemen in Obe district in Herat province on Monday night, police confirmed, adding that "The attacker was a Taliban-influenced person and was a guest of the police at a checkpoint."
11 month agoRiot police have made a few arrests in Central as social workers asked them to shout their names
11 month agoPolice stormed in from the No 2 bridge after firing tear gas at advancing protesters, who fought back with Molotov cocktails At least four arrests were made as police advanced up Sea Side Drive
11 month agoLarge deployment of anti-riot police in Central Hong Kong
11 month agoTaipo. HKPolice have fired 10 Tear gas cylinders. You're hearing the voices of our typical HK middle-aged citizens. All subs from residents unless noted otherwise
A car that has already been trashed inside the Chinese University campus has been set on fire. Police officers are still firing tear gas at protesters on campus, who remain defiant and refuse to back disperse.
11 month agoPolice have arrived at Central to clear protesters. Pedder Street cleared. A group have been detained with the hands held up. Police have asked journos to leave, not to stay there to observe
11 month agoTear gas at sports ground in @CUHKofficial
11 month agoAt Chinese University, protesters retreat after about 15 minutes of repeated volleys of tear gas from police. Some objects are set on fire. At least one protester was subdued by officers on the ground.
At least four security forces were killed & 6 others were wounded by friendly fire during an airstrike in Pul-e-Alam, capital of Logar, police confirmed, adding that "The incident occurred after the Taliban attacked a checkpoint whose forces called for air support."
11 month agoAs most office workers departed, Rio police fired tear gas on Central's Pedder Street, and made some arrests. Police have also stormed into CUHK again. Photo: Stand News screenshot.
Police just ran at protesters at CUHK, grabbing at least two of them and dragging them along the road
11 month agoTear gas fired on Peddar St. Protesters scattering. Few had gear and many are struggling to breath
11 month agoAs protesters have used a double-decker bus to block off Connaught Road Central, a dozen riot police have also secretly arrived at the City Hall carpark
11 month agoNOW - Police unleashed five minutes of tear gas, rubber bullets and sponge grenade at cuhk protesters, who were advancing their roadblock. Protesters threw petrol bombs and bricks in return
11 month agoA car bomb exploded near a convoy of foreign troops close to a military base in Logar province, local police officials confirmed, saying there are no reports of casualties yet. Afghanistan
11 month agoBut clashes continue across Hong Kong, including in Kwun Tong and in different parts of the New Territories. At CUHK, police fired tear gas at 3pm again after apparently briefly retreating. Photo: RTHK screenshot.
Students throw bricks at the police, so officers throw them straight back, while also firing other projectiles and more and more tear gas
11 month agoPolice repeatedly fire tear gas at CUHK, as student protesters inch closer to them, hiding behind rubbish bins and umbrellas
Kazakh former president Nazarbayev in talks to arrange Putin-Zelenskiy summit
11 month agoThe crowd in Central has thinned significantly. About a little more than a hundred, mostly clad in black outfits, remain. They have placed bricks at Connaught Road, which is blocked. They also hurl bricks down the opening of a bypass to obstruct traffic
11 month agoProtesters succeeded in turning this airport bus into a double-decker barricade by jamming the tires with bricks and pylons as it was reversing away
11 month agoAbout 30 protesters on the footbridge between HKU and the train station get ready for riot police to arrive amid rumours they are on their way. They gather bricks and stones. Umbrellas and chairs are ready to be used as shields
In a statememt, the MTR Corporation condemns the "violent acts" of protesters and says throwing objects at a moving train or onto the rail tracks is highly dangerous and could cause a large number of deaths
11 month agoA black van just ploughed through the field of bricks and other obstacles on Connaught Rd before breaking abruptly before the more serious barrier on the other side of the intersection. Quickly reversed and sped away. Very lucky no one was hurt
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 10km NE of Pimpi, Indonesia
The Japanese government has created a nationwide television broadcast advising civilians on how to protect themselves in the event of a North Korean missile attack.
