Security stepped up after petrol bomb attack on Hong Kong police sports club
- Nine petrol bombs hurled into the car park of Police Sports and Recreation Club in Sham Shui Po around 1am on Tuesday
- Force is hunting three black-clad suspects, while a source says patrol and security around its facilities will also be stepped up
The bombs were hurled into the car park of the Police Sports and Recreation Club in Sham Shui Po around 1am, causing extensive damage to a vehicle and triggering a manhunt for three black-clad perpetrators.
Security cameras captured three masked men hurling nine petrol bombs from a path on a hillside off Sai Yeung Choi Street North into the car park around 1.13am, a police source said. The venue is about 300 metres from Mong Kok Police Station.
“One of the petrol bombs failed to explode, but the others badly damaged a parked truck,” the source said, adding the entire attack lasted less than 30 seconds.
An initial investigation showed the three attackers entered the path from Tong Yam Street near Tai Hang Tung Recreation Ground in Shek Kip Mei. “After the attack, they ran into Sai Yeung Choi Street North, fleeing towards Tai Po Road,” he said.
