Three teens arrested after early-morning firebombing at Hong Kong police station, the 17th such attack since January
- Five petrol bombs thrown at Tai Po Police Station shortly before 2.30am
- Three students aged from 16 to 18 apprehended running from scene of the attack, the third of its kind in past 10 days
Three students were arrested after five petrol bombs were thrown into a police station in northern Hong Kong in the early hours of Wednesday, the third firebomb attack on the city’s force in the past 10 days and 17th of the young year.
Officers used extinguishers to douse the flames before firefighters arrived at the station on On Po Lane.
Before Wednesday, there had been 16 separate firebomb attacks involving 71 petrol bombs against police buildings, including staff quarters, through the first three months of this year, according to police.
Seven men and one woman, aged 16 to 62, have been arrested for alleged ties to three of the attacks.
Assistant Tai Po district commander Johnson Chong Shing-yat on Wednesday said police had noticed a surge in the number of youths, including students, involved in recent cases.