Hong Kong Protesters Rally Against Police, Angry at Lack of Prosecutions After Subway Mob Attack

Protesters fire nitrogen extinguishers during a stand off at Yuen Long MTR station, the scene of an attack by suspected triad gang members Yuen Long, New Territories, Hong Kong, China on July 21, 2019. Thomas Peter/Reuters

HONG KONG—Thousands of jeering Hong Kong residents held an anti-government protest on Aug. 21 at a suburban subway station that was attacked by a mob last month, angry that nobody has yet been prosecuted for the violence.

Some masked protesters sprayed fire extinguishers from the inside of Yuen Long station as others smeared the floor with cooking oil to stop the police advancing.