Glasgow University is arranging to bring back all of its students on exchange programmes in Hong Kong to return home amid rising civil unrest.

The university says it is in "close contact" with students after campuses became ‘battlegrounds’ for clashes between students and police.

Protests have been ongoing since June but have become increasingly violent with police resorting to firing live bullets.

And the BBC reports that a 70-year-old cleaner died after  being hit on the head during clashes between government supporters and protesters.

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The government says he was on a lunch break on Wednesday when he was struck by "hard objects hurled by masked rioters".

 

A University of Glasgow statement on Twitter read: "We’re in close contact with our 19 students who are in Hong Kong and have been supporting them to stay safe and arrange travel home.

"All students have been advised of emergency contacts that they can use at any time."

It comes after the University of Edinburgh announced it was bringing home all 21 of its students in Hong Kong.

And the University of Aberdeen also announced they were doing the same.