Dozens of masked men stormed a train station and attack commuters in Hong Kong, the sudden armed mob violence has shocked Hong Kong
Hong Kong has been left in sudden shock after incidents of violence emerged on Sunday which saw dozens of masked men storm a train station and attack commuters.
The men – dressed in white shirts and suspected to be triad gangsters – assaulted pro-democracy protesters and passer-by in the district of Yuen Long in Hong Kong.
This is the first time this kind of violence has been witnessed in the on-going anti-extradition demonstrations.
Footage posted on social media showed dozens of men attacking people with batons inside the station.
Forty-five people were injured; with one person in critical condition. Police on Monday said they had not made any arrests but were still carrying out investigations.
According to Hong Kong media reports, when police arrived at the station after 11pm, the assailants had fled the spot.
Hong Kong’s Hospital Authority said 45 people between the ages of 18 and 64, were injured in the attack, including one man who was in critical condition. Four men and one woman were in serious condition.
On Monday morning, activists roundly criticised the police. A lawmaker from the opposition Democracy party said his party was investigating the potential involvement of organised crime.
“Is Hong Kong now allowing triads to do what they want, beating up people on the street with weapons?” Democratic Party lawmaker Lam Cheuk-ting, who was among the injured, asked reporters.
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