Burst
Written by: Ling Yide
2020-03-02 02:11
Last updated: 2020-03-02 02:11Police said that from about 6 pm on February 29, demonstrators gathered outside the Mong Kok Police Station, and later occupied traffic lanes, which severely blocked traffic. Some protesters used laser pens to illuminate police officers, throw petrol bombs, and be on the road. Place debris and arson on it. Police officers arrested 71 men and 44 women, aged between 15 and 54, in Mong Kok and Prince Edward. They were suspected of "illegal assembly", "possession of offensive weapons", "possession of tools for illegal use", "arson" , "Attack the police", "prevent police officers from performing their duties", etc. Investigations by the Mong Kok Police District Criminal Investigation Team and West Kowloon Regional Criminal Division are proceeding.
During the operation, a male police officer was attacked at the junction of Nathan Road and Nelson Street by people with hard objects such as bricks, stones, bamboo branches, hands and feet. Police said the police officer was armed with a gun under serious threat to his life. He sustained injuries to his head, hands and feet and was consciously taken to Caritas Medical Centre for treatment. Another male police officer was also attacked with a brick at the junction of Soy Street and Sai Yeung Choi Street South, injured his hand, and was consciously taken to Caritas Medical Centre for treatment.
Police said early this morning (March 2) that a 42-year-old man named Tang Deng and a 31-year-old foreign man had been temporarily charged after an investigation by the West Kowloon Anti-Triad Operation into arson in the demonstration. One count of arson; another 17-year-old man named Zhuang has also been charged with one count of arson. The case will appear in West Kowloon Magistracy this (March 2) morning. In addition, a 19-year-old local man was charged with one count of assaulting a police officer after investigations by the District Criminal Investigation Team of Mong Kok District. The case will appear in West Kowloon Magistracy this (March 2) morning.
Someone was suspected of arson on the streets of Mong Kok and firefighters arrived at the scene. (Profile picture)
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