HONG KONG, July 2 — Hong Kong police arrested a 24-year-old man at the city's airport in the early hours today on suspicion of attacking and wounding an officer during protests against a new national security law Beijing imposed on the financial hub. Hong Kong police fired water cannon and tear...
Thursday, 02 Jul 2020 09:49 AM MYT
HONG KONG, July 2 — Hong Kong police arrested a 24-year-old man at the city's airport in the early hours today on suspicion of attacking and wounding an officer during protests against a new national security law Beijing imposed on the financial hub. Yesterday, police posted pictures on Twitter of an officer with a bleeding arm saying he was stabbed by “rioters holding sharp objects.” The suspects fled while bystanders offered no help, police said.
A witness said “around 10 minutes before take-off, three police vehicles drove towards No. 64 gate, outside the Cathay Pacific plane” and around 10 riot police ran up the bridge to the aircraft.Police said yesterday they had made around 370 arrests for illegal assembly and other offences, with 10 involving violations of the new law.
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