Hong Kong police criticised over failure to stop attacks on protesters
Triad gangs have been blamed for violence that left 45 people injured at a train station
22 July 2019 - 18:06
Hong Kong — Hong Kong police faced criticism on Monday for an apparent failure to protect antigovernment protesters and passersby from attack by what opposition politicians suspected were gang members at a train station on the weekend.
The attack on Sunday came during a night of escalating violence that opened new fronts in Hong Kong’s widening political crisis over an extradition bill that could see people sent to China for trial...
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