Hong Kong — A Hong Kong student who sustained head injuries when he fell during clashes with police, died on Friday, triggering a renewed wave of outrage from the pro-democracy movement and fears of more violent unrest.

Alex Chow, a 22-year-old computer science undergraduate, was certified dead on Friday morning, according to the hospital where he was being treated...

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