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Added on the 27/07/2019 16:07:02 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
Dozens of Hong Kong protesters escape a two-day police siege at a campus by shimmying down a rope from a bridge to awaiting motorbikes in a dramatic and perilous breakout that followed a renewed warning by Beijing of a possible intervention to end the crisis engulfing the city. Clashes rumbled throughout the day between protesters and police who had threatened to use deadly force to dislodge activists holed-up in the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU). IMAGES
Stand-offs in Hong Kong between protesters and riot police close to the Liaison Office, the department that represents Beijing in the city. IMAGES
Hong Kong riot officers fire tear gas at pro-democracy protesters who were besieging a police station in a popular tourist district, the latest clashes to rock the international finance hub. IMAGES
This is the moment when fresh political violence breaks out in Hong Kong, in the district of Mongkok on Sunday evening, as riot police baton charge protesters in a bid to disperse demonstrators following another massive rally. IMAGES
Hong Kong riot police take back the city's parliament from anti-government protesters who had stormed the building hours earlier. IMAGES
Supporters of Zambian President Lungu hold a rally in Lusaka during a tense presidential race, which has been marked by clashes between rival supporters. The presidential election will take place on Thursday. IMAGES.