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| Photos From the Hong Kong Protests | Photos From the Hong Kong Protests |
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| Angry demonstrators spread out across Hong Kong on Tuesday, disrupting transportation and the central business district and setting fires on a college campus, while riot police officers sprayed tear gas and water cannons to try to stop them. | Angry demonstrators spread out across Hong Kong on Tuesday, disrupting transportation and the central business district and setting fires on a college campus, while riot police officers sprayed tear gas and water cannons to try to stop them. |
| The clashes came a day after the nearly six-month-old protests turned particularly violent. On Monday, a police officer shot a protester at point-blank range, and a man who scolded protesters was set on fire. Both victims were in critical condition on Tuesday morning. | The clashes came a day after the nearly six-month-old protests turned particularly violent. On Monday, a police officer shot a protester at point-blank range, and a man who scolded protesters was set on fire. Both victims were in critical condition on Tuesday morning. |
| Protesters are calling for greater democracy and policy accountability and have not been satisfied by concessions made by Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam. | Protesters are calling for greater democracy and policy accountability and have not been satisfied by concessions made by Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam. |
| The city is scheduled to hold elections on Nov. 24. Protesters hope to convert deep public anger into electoral gains, but the authorities have barred a prominent democracy activist from running. | The city is scheduled to hold elections on Nov. 24. Protesters hope to convert deep public anger into electoral gains, but the authorities have barred a prominent democracy activist from running. |
| Ms. Lam told reporters on Tuesday that her government would do its “very best” to ensure the elections were held in a “fair, just, safe, orderly” manner. | Ms. Lam told reporters on Tuesday that her government would do its “very best” to ensure the elections were held in a “fair, just, safe, orderly” manner. |
| Here are photos from the protests on Tuesday. | Here are photos from the protests on Tuesday. |
| A protester hurled a projectile at the police during a clash on the Chinese University of Hong Kong campus. | A protester hurled a projectile at the police during a clash on the Chinese University of Hong Kong campus. |
| Protesters shared the location of nearby police officers over a megaphone, so they could deploy other demonstrators around the campus. | Protesters shared the location of nearby police officers over a megaphone, so they could deploy other demonstrators around the campus. |
| Wading through tear gas. | Wading through tear gas. |
| In the evening, riot police officers lined a street on the campus. | In the evening, riot police officers lined a street on the campus. |
| The protesters turned to makeshift items like artwork and tree branches from around campus to use as shields. | The protesters turned to makeshift items like artwork and tree branches from around campus to use as shields. |
| Medics helping an injured protester. | Medics helping an injured protester. |
| A fire served as a barricade between campus protesters and the police. | A fire served as a barricade between campus protesters and the police. |
| The demonstrations lasted until late into the evening. | The demonstrations lasted until late into the evening. |
| The protesters, mostly students, used a bus to block a road. | The protesters, mostly students, used a bus to block a road. |
| Protesters were met with a barrage of tear gas. | Protesters were met with a barrage of tear gas. |
| Until recently, university campuses had remained generally untouched. | Until recently, university campuses had remained generally untouched. |