Hongkongers Suspect Police-Triad Collusion in Violent Metro Station Attack

Hongkongers Suspect Police-Triad Collusion in Violent Metro Station Attack
Men in white T-shirts and carrying poles talk to riot police in Yuen Long after attacking anti-extradition bill demonstrators at a train station in Yuen Long, Hong Kong on July 22, 2019. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu
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As details from a brazen mob attack at a Hong Kong metro station have begun to emerge, a growing number of Hongkongers are suspecting collusion between the masked attackers and the city’s embattled police force.

Dozens of masked men in white shirts stormed a train station in Hong Kong’s northwestern town of Yuen Long late night on July 21, wielding wooden sticks and metal bars and beating passengers indiscriminately. At least 45 were injured, with one in serious condition, according to the Hospital Authority of Hong Kong.

Iris Tao
Iris Tao
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Iris Tao is a Washington correspondent covering the White House for NTD. Prior to her work at the White House, she reported on U.S. politics and U.S.–China relations from NTD’s New York headquarters. She holds degrees in journalism and economics from Boston University.
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