Citywide protests paralyze Hong Kong for a fourth day, forcing school closures and blocking highways and other transport links to disrupt the financial hub amid a marked escalation of violence
HONG KONG - Anti-government protesters paralyzed parts of Hong Kong for a fourth day on Thursday, forcing school closures and blocking highways and other transport links to disrupt the financial hub amid a marked escalation of violence.
Hundreds of protesters occupied roads in the Central business district, home to some of the world’s most expensive real estate, during their lunch hour. Some held up signs reading “Liberate Hong Kong, revolution of our time” and “Stand with Hong Kong”, slogans that have become rallying calls for the protest movement.
Thousands of students barricaded themselves inside campuses at several universities overnight, preparing stockpiles of food, bricks, petrol bombs and other make-do weapons as they hunkered down. Boxes of petrol bombs were placed at vantage points overlooking roads including the tunnel, which has been blocked since Wednesday evening.
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