Editorial | Police stabbing probe must yield lessons to make city even safer
- Such ‘lone wolf ‘ attacks are an assault on our way of life and cannot be tolerated
Hong Kong cherishes its reputation for safe streets – even more so after pictures of the clashes between police and protesters in 2019 went around the world. It is paramount to its future as a finance, business and tourist hub.
Any attack with a weapon in a busy thoroughfare is anathema to that image.
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Assailant dies after stabbing Hong Kong police officer and then himself on busy street
Secretary for Security Chris Tang Ping-keung said it was a “terrorist” attack. Preliminary investigations showed the assailant was a “lone wolf” but police were still probing his background. They apparently found propaganda material and suicide notes mentioning plots to kill police for the sake of the city.
This raises questions about his state of mind as well as motive.
Security police are bound to redouble their vigilance, especially over social media.