3 Hong Kong triad members arrested after 2 knife attacks in space of 9 hours, police still hunting trio
- Suspects believed to be linked to Wo Shing Wo triad were detained in series of raids in Ta Kwu Ling and Fanling
- Victims were 72-year-old merchant attacked near Lok Ma Chau border checkpoint and 48-year-old suspected triad member
Three suspected triad members were arrested on Friday after two knife attacks took place in Hong Kong in the space of nine hours.
A force insider said a preliminary investigation suggested the attacks were linked to a dispute over the sale of a piece of land in the New Territories.
As of Friday afternoon, anti-triad officers were still searching for at least three other men and those who ordered the attacks.
One of the incidents was caught by a surveillance camera, when a 72-year-old merchant was attacked in a Tung Chau Wai village near the Lok Ma Chau border checkpoint at about 1.45pm on Thursday.
A 19-second video showed the injured victim using a retractable umbrella to fight off an attacker who then fled in a black Toyota driven by another man.
The assailant was wearing a surgical mask and gloves at the time of the attack. His victim suffered at least two cuts to his left hand and upper arm and was taken to North District Hospital for treatment.