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18/11/2019 GMT

Hong Kong protesters arrested as they run from campus

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Around 100 people tried to leave Polytechnic University but were met with tear gas

Around 100 people tried to leave Polytechnic University but were met with tear gas.

A group of around 100 people tried to leave Polytechnic University, but were met with tear gas and rubber bullets. It is the third time protesters have tried to leave, following a violent and fiery overnight stand-off with police. In the past week, the university campus has turned into a battleground as the long-running Hong Kong protests become more violent.

Also on the programme: Iran shuts down the internet as protests follow the governments sudden decision to raise the price of fuel. And a new report from the UN states that more than seven million children are being held in detention worldwide. 

(Picture: A protester is arrested. Credit: Reuters)

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