Hong Kong police have arrested a man who brandished a knife in an apparently disoriented state near a McDonald’s in Tsuen Wan, just two days after officers shot dead another blade-wielding attacker elsewhere in the city.
Police said they received a report at 8.42am from a passer-by that a man was seen holding a knife in the area near a McDonald’s on Tai Ho Road in Tsuen Wan.
On arriving at the scene, officers immediately subdued the man, with no injuries reported.
According to local media reports, the man appeared disoriented and was speaking incoherently.
The man, who holds a Hong Kong identity card, is believed to be a Nepalese born in 1989.
Photos from the scene showed the subdued suspect sitting on the ground with a black hood over his head. Officers, including at least one in a tactical vest, were seen going through the man’s belongings.
