Two Hongkongers injured by axe-wielding man in Germany could face lengthy time in hospital

Two Hong Kong men who suffered horrific injuries trying to stop an axe-wielding terrorist in an attack on a German train were still fighting for their lives on Wednesday night as anxious relatives arrived in the Bavarian city of Wuerzburg. Doctors said Yau Shu-ping, 62, and Edmund Au Yeung Chi-kin, 31, were in a “critical” condition due to the “life-threatening” wounds they suffered trying to protect Yau’s wife, Wong Pui-king, 58, and their 26-year-old daughter, Tracy Yau Hiu-tung, who were also injured in the attack. Two Hongkongers critically hurt in German axe attack by Afghan refugee who kept Islamic State flag at home The couple’s 17-year-old son, Yau Chak-ming, was unhurt. Au Yeung is Tracy Yau’s boyfriend. As details of their bravery on Monday night were revealed, doubts emerged over the nationality of their attacker, who initial reports said was an Afghan asylum seeker. Citing sources close to the German security services, the ZDF television station reported he was from Pakistan and had pretended to be an Afghan to bolster his asylum claim. Hong Kong and Wuerzburg were cities united in shock in the wake of the attack, during which a German woman walking her dog was also injured by the attacker as he tried to flee. Dr Georg Ertl, managing medical director of the University Hospital of Wuerzburg, where the two men are in intensive care, said: “Unfortunately the patients are still in a severe condition. “Of course we hope they will survive but their conditions are life threatening. “Their conditions are unlikely to change in the next couple of days.” Hong Kong victims of Germany axe attack travelled for family wedding Dr Ertl, who described the attack as “shocking and “rare”, said the men could be in hospital for “weeks or even months” due to the extent of their injuries. There was a real risk of complications, he said. One of them suffered a severe head injury, while the other had serious injuries to his abdomen. Both showed no signs of improvement on Wednesday. The two Hong Kong women suffered less serious injuries and were said to be in stable condition. Other medical staff at the hospital said the attack had shocked not just Wuerzburg, but the whole German nation. “We would not expect such an attack in a small town,” one said, describing the area as “quiet”. “Hurting Hong Kong people does not make any sense to us. Apparently the guy wanted to hurt us, the Germans, or maybe Westerners. I do not understand why he attacked your people. I feel deeply sorry.” A vice-consul from China’s diplomatic mission in Munich, Cai Hao, urged caution over the motive for the attack: “There’s no evidence that the attacker targeted the Chinese. The investigation is going on. Please have a little bit of patience. The police need more time.” His call came as relatives of the injured Hongkongers arrived in Germany on Wednesday to be at their loved ones’ side. . Tracy Yau’s sister, Sylvia, and her husband, as well as the mother and sister of Au Yeung, met vice-consul general Xing Weiping from the Chinese mission in Frankfurt on Wednesday morning. They were accompanied by four officers from the Hong Kong Immigration Department. A source close to the families said the relatives met the Wuerzburg police and urged them to carry out a speedy probe into the tragedy German authorities have identified a young man shown in a video released by the Islamic State (IS) group as the attacker. In the video, he called on others to “kill these infidels in the countries that you live in”. At least one eyewitness said the attacker shouted “Allahu Akbar” – God is greatest – during the assault. Investigators later seized a “hand-painted IS flag” in his room in the nearby town of Ochsenfurt. In Hong Kong, the chief imam of the city, Muhammad Arshad, said the attacker had defamed Islam and that the Islamic community in the city was praying for the injured. “Hong Kong people are our brothers and sisters. I am in shock and in grief. I am praying for them, and the whole community is praying for them,” he said, describing the attacker as “inhuman”. Louis Lui Hang-sum, vice- principal of Munsang Colleage, where the uninjured Yau studied, had contacted the student. “He is was with his family. He seemed to be calm,” he said. The attack happened on a train that was travelling from Treuchtlingen to Wuerzburg in Bavaria. Additional reporting by Associated Press and Reuters

Two Hongkongers injured by axe-wielding man in Germany could face lengthy time in hospital

.css-1c6uqr6{color:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-size:inherit;font-family:inherit;line-height:inherit;overflow-wrap:break-word;}Director of German hospital where pair are in intensive care says their condition is ‘life-threatening’ while two other victims are said to be stable

Director of German hospital where pair are in intensive care says their condition is ‘life-threatening’ while two other victims are said to be stable