Police warn of more violence in Hong Kong protests after seizing petrol bomb modified to ‘make it more lethal’
- Founder of outlawed Hong Kong National Party Andy Chan and seven others arrested from Sha Tin flat, while offensive weapons were also seized
- In another raid in Tin Shui Wai, police seize 30 smoke bombs and chemicals such as potassium nitrate, along with HK$500,000 in cash, and arrest three
Hong Kong police have warned of the threat of further violence during anti-government protests after the discovery of a petrol bomb that had been modified to make it more lethal, during raids where a variety of weapons were seized.
The enhanced bomb was found during the search of a flat in Tin Shui Wai on Thursday, along with six other uncompleted petrol bombs, 30 smoke bombs, potassium nitrate, an explosive material used for making gunpowder, and HK$500,000 (US$63,800) in cash.
A woman, along with her son and daughter, all aged between 23 and 47, were arrested at Shui Moon House for illegal possession of explosives.
A further eight people were arrested in Sha Tin, after police raided an industrial estate and found another cache of weapons, including baseball bats, sharpened sticks, and bows and arrows.
“Some substance has been added to the bombs to make them more lethal,” said Li Kwai-wah, senior superintendent of Organised Crime and Triad Bureau.
