Police say the explosives seizure is the largest in the city since 1997. Photo: Felix Wong
Two of three men arrested over Hong Kong’s biggest bomb plot, discovered on eve of major anti-government protest, are members of pro-independence groups
- Those arrested include members of Hong Kong National Front and Hong Kong Independence Union, which deny any knowledge of plot
- Powerful explosives found at industrial building in Tsuen Wan, as well as 10 petrol bombs and anti-extradition bill material
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Hong Kong extradition law
Police say the explosives seizure is the largest in the city since 1997. Photo: Felix Wong
Protesters try to fight off the effects of tear gas fired by police on Sunday. Photo: Sam Tsang
Central Hong Kong becomes battleground as riot police clash with protesters after third major march against extradition bill and siege of Beijing’s liaison office
- ‘We have nothing to lose now, I am not afraid’, protester shouts as late-night clashes erupt between riot police and masked, helmeted youths in black
- Government condemns protesters for changing the approved march route and vandalising China’s national emblem at liaison office
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Hong Kong extradition law
Protesters try to fight off the effects of tear gas fired by police on Sunday. Photo: Sam Tsang