Hong Kong police have detained 6 men, some with links to triads, following a violent attack on pro-democracy protesters at a subway station that saw dozens injured.
In this image taken from a video footage run by The Stand News via AP Video, white shirted men attacked a man dressed in black shirt at a subway station in Hong Kong on Sunday, July 21, 2019. China doesn't want to intervene in Hong Kong's protests but that doesn't mean it won't, as a thuggish attack on the protesters brought accusations of connivance between police and criminal gangs.
“Some of them have triad background,” he said. “I believe that more...will be detained soon. Police will not condone any form of violence.” Police have come under fire for being slow to respond to the violence against the protesters. Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has said police were stretched thin due to the massive crowds and denied accusations that her government colluded with the assailants.
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