Protesters ram the windows of the Legislative Council Complex during a protest on July 1. Photo: Sam Tsang
Police looking for more than 700 ‘core’ extradition bill protesters involved in recent clashes in Hong Kong
- Sources say most of those wanted are under the age of 25 and are divided into two groups – one radical and violent, the other providing logistical support
- Police are using image recognition software to identify protesters, most of whom concealed their faces. Several are believed to have already fled the city
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Hong Kong extradition law
Protesters ram the windows of the Legislative Council Complex during a protest on July 1. Photo: Sam Tsang
There were unprecedented scenes of violence in Sha Tin on Sunday as police and protesters fought in a mall. Photo: Bloomberg
Hong Kong police anger has reached boiling point after force is cast as public enemy in extradition bill fiasco while protesters break law at will, insiders say
- Plain-clothes police say better tactics are needed while extra equipment cannot protect them from people who want to ‘take officers’ lives by any means’
- Source says officers have never been so angry, and the reason is because society glorifies radical protesters while putting all the blame on the force
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Hong Kong extradition law
There were unprecedented scenes of violence in Sha Tin on Sunday as police and protesters fought in a mall. Photo: Bloomberg