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Red paint splashed over iPad tourists after a queueing row outside shop

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Two mainland tourists were splashed with red paint after a row over their place in a queue to buy the latest Apple iPad 2 outside a Sheung Shui electronics shop yesterday.

The 17-year-old youth and 20-year-old woman were at the front of the queue on the first floor of Landmark North in Lung Sum Avenue at about 6am. Police said they were among about 20 people lining up to buy the iPad 2 and the earlier version of the iPhone 4.

Two assailants wearing face masks approached and splashed the victims with red paint without saying a word, police said.

'Initial investigation indicates that the culprits targeted the 17-year-old boy and paint was spread to the woman,' a police officer said. 'We suspect the attack was provoked by a dispute over queuing between the boy and local shoppers earlier.'

A pool of paint was left on the ground and paint was also splashed on the shop's display window. The attackers fled before police arrived and a search failed to find them.

The left side of the youth's body was covered with paint from upper arm to foot. The pair were given check-ups at North District Hospital.

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