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| 4 wounded in Hong Kong mall knife attack, reportedly sparked by political argument (PHOTOS) | |
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| At least four people are injured after a heated political argument outside a mall in Hong Kong spiraled into a violent knife attack, according to local media. The assailant was reportedly beaten by bystanders. | At least four people are injured after a heated political argument outside a mall in Hong Kong spiraled into a violent knife attack, according to local media. The assailant was reportedly beaten by bystanders. |
| A tense political argument is said to have broken out between the suspect and a group of people in CityPlaza mall in the Tai Koo district. The attacker then took a knife from a bag and assaulted several individuals. | A tense political argument is said to have broken out between the suspect and a group of people in CityPlaza mall in the Tai Koo district. The attacker then took a knife from a bag and assaulted several individuals. |
| One of the victims was described as lying unconscious in a pool of blood, while others sustained only minor injuries. | One of the victims was described as lying unconscious in a pool of blood, while others sustained only minor injuries. |
| The assailant was reportedly stopped by an angry crowd which surrounded and beat him until police arrived. | The assailant was reportedly stopped by an angry crowd which surrounded and beat him until police arrived. |
| Photos taken during the incident appear to show the perpetrator biting off part of the ear of one of his victims. The latter is claimed to be a district councilor. | Photos taken during the incident appear to show the perpetrator biting off part of the ear of one of his victims. The latter is claimed to be a district councilor. |
| WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES | WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES |
| In another photo, a person – supposedly the perpetrator – is seen lying on the ground, bloodied and surrounded by a crowd. | In another photo, a person – supposedly the perpetrator – is seen lying on the ground, bloodied and surrounded by a crowd. |
| Several hundred protesters had assembled at the mall on Sunday, where they chanted slogans and reportedly vandalized a restaurant. Riot police arrived at the scene to disperse the mob. Demonstrators also damaged turnstiles at a Sha Tin MRT train station, and were seen hurling projectiles at police. | |
| The unrest follows similar mayhem seen on Saturday, when thousands of protesters erected barricades in the city’s central shopping district, defying a government ban on public assemblies in the area. Police used tear gas and water cannons to repel the activists, who were accused of vandalizing several shops, as well as the Hong Kong offices of China’s Xinhua news agency. Around 100 people were detained. | |
| The street skirmishes marked the 22nd straight weekend of unrest in the former British colony. Originally aimed at stopping a now-scrapped extradition bill with Beijing, the demonstrations have become more broadly anti-China – as well as increasingly violent. | |
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