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    HK police say media officer hit by arrow in standoff with protesters

    Hong Kong police said one of their media liaison officers was hit in the leg by an arrow on Sunday in a standoff with anti-government protesters around a barricaded university.

    >>Reuters
    Published : 17 Nov 2019, 04:31 PM
    Updated : 17 Nov 2019, 04:31 PM

    Activists hurled petrol bombs, some by catapult, and shot arrows with bows at police who fired tear gas and water cannon in response in the standoff at the Polytechnic University in Kowloon.

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