Hong Kong police have arrested a 13-year-old boy and seized three suspected smoke grenades believed to have been bought on Chinese e-commerce platform Pinduoduo after he allegedly removed the safety pin from one of them inside his flat, leading to his building being evacuated. Police received a call at 10.38pm on Thursday that smoke could…
Hong Kong police have arrested a 13-year-old boy and seized three suspected smoke grenades after firefighters were called to a flat in Kwai Chung. Police received a call at 10.38pm on Thursday that smoke could be seen coming from the flat at The Apex private housing estate on 33 Wo Yi Hop Road. Officers at…
In a critical move, Hong Kong’s high court has sentenced Ng Chi-hung to 23 years and 10 months for conspiring to attack police with explosives during the 2019 pro-democracy protests. Prosecutors charged Ng under the United Nations Anti-Terrorism Ordinance, making this a landmark case in the region. Another prominent figure, leading a faction…
Hong Kong’s high court handed down significant sentences on Thursday to individuals involved in a plot to target police during the 2019 pro-democracy protests. Ng Chi-hung, dubbed the mastermind, received a 23-year and 10-month prison term for charges under the United Nations Anti-Terrorism Ordinance. Justice Judianna Barnes also sentenced Wong Chun-keung, leader of…
Thirty-six hours after the discovery of a box of commercial-grade explosives that prompted the evacuation of surrounding neighborhoods, the Knoxville Police Department announced just after 10 p.m. Oct. 11 that residents could return to the homes in the area. Although bomb squad technicians had cleared the contents of the box and rendered the explosives safe,…