Protesters and police turn Kowloon into battleground

Protesters and police turn Kowloon into battleground

Parts of Kowloon resembled a war zone on Monday night, with petrol bombs exploding amid thick clouds of choking tear-gas.



Thousands of people turned out on the main roads, to show support for those still trapped inside the Polytechnic University.



Many defiant black-clad protesters gathered on Nathan Road in Jordan, hurling dozens of petrol bombs as they charged towards the police cordon. Officers responded with repeated rounds of tear gas.



Water cannon were also deployed, spraying blue dye to try to disperse protesters. But many of those gathered on Gascoigne road were undeterred.



Scores of people turned up in Tsim Sha Tsui East, apparently heeding online calls to show their support for those trapped in the Polytechnic University siege.



The crowd spilled over onto Salisbury road where riot police also fired tear gas.