Hong Kong police arrest six men over Yuen Long rampage by weapon-wielding mob, after unprecedented night of violence following extradition protests
- Arrests are first in connection with bloody attacks, in wake of accusations of slow police response on Sunday night
- Dozens more suspects on radar including members of notorious triad gangs, say police
Six men were arrested on Monday night as Hong Kong police began hunting down the mob responsible for an unprecedented rampage at a train station in the northern town of Yuen Long that left 45 people injured the night before.
Sources told the Post more than 100 men in white T-shirts were involved in Sunday night’s bloody violence, including members of the notorious 14K and Wo Shing Wo triad gangs.
The six men – arrested for unlawful assembly – were aged 24-54. Some of them had triad backgrounds, while others were drivers, hawkers, renovation workers or unemployed.
Police swooped on the men at their homes in the Yuen Long and Tin Shui Wai areas on Monday evening as they moved on those suspected of taking part in Sunday’s rampage.
In a press briefing late on Monday, Senior Superintendent Chan Tin-chu, of the New Territories North regional headquarters, said they identified several individuals who had joined the attack from security camera footage, online videos, and other intelligence.