Hong Kong cops defuse nail bombs left in school
Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters taking part in a rally organised by the Civil Human Rights Front ahead of the upcoming Human Rights Day on Sunday. Human Rights Day is celebrated annually across the world today. Hong Kong is in its sixth month of mass protests, which were originally triggered by a now withdrawn extradition bill, and have since turned into a wider pro-democracy movement. – EPA pic, December 10, 2019.
HONG Kong police said they defused two home-made nail bombs discovered in the grounds of a school and are investigating whether the devices were linked to political unrest in the city. Bomb disposal officers rushed to Wah Yan College in Wanchai district after a janitor noticed the devices, police said.
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