The Daily Kaler kanthoDhaka, Monday, 19 August, 2019
The Daily Kaler kanthoDhaka, Monday, 19 August, 2019
BBC
22 July, 2019 11:36 AM
Hong Kong has been left in shock after a night of violence on Sunday which saw dozens of masked men storm a train station and attack commuters.
Footage posted on social media showed dozens of men in white shirts attacking people on platforms in the district of Yuen Long.
This is the first time this kind of violence has been seen in the ongoing anti-extradition protests.
Several lawmakers questioned why police were slow to arrive at the scene.
Forty-five people were injured, with one person in critical condition.
Lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting said police had taken more than an hour to arrive.
"Hong Kong has one of the world's highest cop to population ratio," said another pro-democracy lawmaker Ray Chan in a tweet. "Where were [they?]"
Police on Monday said they had not made any arrests but were still carrying out investigations.
The mob attack followed a pro-democracy rally on Sunday in the centre of Hong Kong, where riot police had fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters.
The masked men stormed Yuen Long MTR station at about 22:30 local time (14:30 GMT), attacking passengers and people making their way back from the protest.
In a statement, the government said that in Yuen Long "some people congregated at the platforms of the MTR station and train compartments, attacking commuters".
"This is absolutely unacceptable to Hong Kong as a society that observes the rule of law. The SAR [Special Administrative Region] Government strongly condemns any violence and will seriously take enforcement actions."
Hong Kong Police also said: "Some people attacked commuters at the platforms of the Yuen Long MTR station and train compartments, resulting in multiple injuries."
One journalist, Gwyneth Ho, was attacked while she was in the midst of live streaming for news website Stand News. She is currently in hospital.
Mr Lam, an opposition lawmaker, suggested the mob had ties to organised crime syndicates.
"Is Hong Kong now allowing triads to do what they want, beating up people on the street with weapons?" he asked reporters
BBC
22 July, 2019 11:36 AM
Hong Kong has been left in shock after a night of violence on Sunday which saw dozens of masked men storm a train station and attack commuters.
Footage posted on social media showed dozens of men in white shirts attacking people on platforms in the district of Yuen Long.
This is the first time this kind of violence has been seen in the ongoing anti-extradition protests.
Several lawmakers questioned why police were slow to arrive at the scene.
Forty-five people were injured, with one person in critical condition.
Lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting said police had taken more than an hour to arrive.
"Hong Kong has one of the world's highest cop to population ratio," said another pro-democracy lawmaker Ray Chan in a tweet. "Where were [they?]"
Police on Monday said they had not made any arrests but were still carrying out investigations.
The mob attack followed a pro-democracy rally on Sunday in the centre of Hong Kong, where riot police had fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protesters.
The masked men stormed Yuen Long MTR station at about 22:30 local time (14:30 GMT), attacking passengers and people making their way back from the protest.
In a statement, the government said that in Yuen Long "some people congregated at the platforms of the MTR station and train compartments, attacking commuters".
"This is absolutely unacceptable to Hong Kong as a society that observes the rule of law. The SAR [Special Administrative Region] Government strongly condemns any violence and will seriously take enforcement actions."
Hong Kong Police also said: "Some people attacked commuters at the platforms of the Yuen Long MTR station and train compartments, resulting in multiple injuries."
One journalist, Gwyneth Ho, was attacked while she was in the midst of live streaming for news website Stand News. She is currently in hospital.
Mr Lam, an opposition lawmaker, suggested the mob had ties to organised crime syndicates.
"Is Hong Kong now allowing triads to do what they want, beating up people on the street with weapons?" he asked reporters
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