Burst
Written by: Ling Yide
2021-07-02 15:11
The last update date: 2021-07-02 21:31
In the early morning (1st) of the Government House yesterday morning (1st), many bottles of flammable materials were thrown, including side furnace gas and white electric oil. There was a fire on the slope in the fence at the scene, but no one was injured.
Today (2nd) the police arrested a 24-year-old man involved in the case. Afterwards, the suspect was taken back to the residence of Kam Fung Court in Ma On Shan for investigation. Exhibits including pocket knives, tablet computers, lighters, matches and clothing were seized. Police explosives The processing staff also came to investigate.
The police said that the 6 cassette LPG tanks and 4 combustion aids found at the scene were inspected by the Explosives Disposal Division and found that the combination of the items could be made into incendiary bombs. They described the case as evidence of a small group of violent people in the community and wanted to take advantage of the joy. Day for the attack.
The male suspect was taken back to the apartment for investigation.
(Photo by Yu Ruijing)
The Acting Chief Superintendent of the Organized Crime and Triad Investigation Division of the Police, He Zhendong, said that in the early morning of July 1, a man threw an earthen fire bomb at the Central Government House. It fell on a small slope grassland inside the fence and exploded. When the fire broke out, the police arrived at the scene to investigate and found 6 cassette liquefied petroleum gas tanks and 4 cylinders of combustion-supporting agent. The Explosives Disposal Division found that the items were combined into a home-made incendiary bomb.
The case was handed over to the Organized Crime and Triad Bureau for investigation. A 24-year-old unemployed Chinese man was arrested in Ma On Shan this morning. He is currently being detained for investigation and will mainly investigate the background and motives of the man.
He Zhendong pointed out that at the press conference on Tuesday, he said that he would not rule out that people would attack on a festive day to cause panic. The arson that occurred yesterday and the attempted murder in Causeway Bay at night are confirming that there are still a small number of violent people in the society. Attacks took advantage of the festive days to harm Hong Kong society and citizens.
He also criticized online posts for romanticizing and legalizing violent acts, and heroizing bloody acts, and asked whether the acts were advocating violence and inciting hatred.
Officers from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal Division arrived at the suspect’s apartment to investigate.
(Photo by Yu Ruijing)
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