Pair arrested as Hong Kong police raid flat and seize explosives two days after roadside bomb is detonated in attempt to kill or injure officers
- Team from force’s explosive ordnance disposal bureau called to Tai Kok Tsui after officers acting on intelligence raid flat
- On Sunday evening, bomb exploded after police officers parked their car and got out to clear protesters’ barricades
Two men have been arrested after Hong Kong police seized explosives in a raid on a flat, as officers investigated whether the chemicals were linked to a bomb attack on officers on Sunday night.
Officers from the force’s explosive ordnance disposal bureau were called to Oak Street in Tai Kok Tsui at around 7pm on Tuesday after officers acting on intelligence raided a flat.
Police took away two men for investigation. Bomb disposal experts were examining the chemicals but there was no immediate information on the type and amount of explosives found.
The home-made remote-controlled bomb, which went off near a police car, was detonated when officers were at their most vulnerable, bureau officers said on Tuesday, while revealing new details about the attack.
