Hong Kong protests: man arrested over stabbing of journalist and two other victims at Lennon Wall in Tseung Kwan O tunnel
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A man was arrested on Tuesday at a border checkpoint in Lo Wu, Hong Kong, after a knife attack on three people at a “Lennon Wall” in Tseung Kwan O left a journalist in critical condition.
After the attack at 1.30am, the 50-year-old male suspect, a Hong Kong resident, left for Shenzhen before daybreak, according to a police source, who added that officers were told the man was drunk at the time.
The suspect was arrested at about 3pm when he returned to the city. Authorities were still investigating why he came back to Hong Kong.
“An initial investigation showed his earnings could have been greatly affected by recent protests,” the source said without revealing the suspect’s occupation.
The man was suspected of stabbing his victims, two women aged 26 and 35, as well as a man, 24. Witnesses earlier said he acted after talking to the women and hearing their views on the anti-government protests rocking the city.