Hong Kong leader apologises after police spray mosque with blue dye
Water cannon trucks drench the front of the Hong Kong’s most important Islamic place of worship, the Kowloon mosque
21 October 2019 - 08:57
Hong Kong — Hong Kong CEO Carrie Lam apologised on Monday after police hit a major mosque with water cannon as they battled protesters during another day of political unrest in the Asian financial hub.
Lam visited the mosque before she was due to head to Japan to attend Emperor Naruhito’s enthronement ceremony in Tokyo, and as the city cleaned up the mess from violent protests the night before, the latest in five months of political turmoil...
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