Armed mob storms Hong Kong train station, attack people

A mob of masked men armed with batons stormed a trainstation in the Hong Kong district of Yuen Long.

Footage posted on social media showed the men, all in whiteT-shirts, violently attacking people on platforms and inside train carriages,the BBC reported.

   

At least 36 people were injured in the violence on Sunday,according to local media reports.

The mob attack followed the latest pro-democracy rally inthe centre of Hong Kong, where riot police had fired tear gas and rubberbullets at protesters.

It is unclear who the mob were or what the motives for theattack were.

In a statement, the government said that in Yuen Long”some people congregated at the platforms of the MTR station and traincompartments, attacking commuters”.

“This is absolutely unacceptable to Hong Kong as asociety that observes the rule of law. The SAR (Special Administrative Region)government strongly condemns any violence and will seriously take enforcementactions.”

Hong Kong Police also said: “Some people attackedcommuters at the platforms of the Yuen Long MTR station and train compartments,resulting in multiple injuries.”

The mob stormed Yuen Long MTR station at about 10.30 p.m.,hours after clashes between protesters and police in the Sheung Wan areaearlier in the day.

Yuen Long is a more remote district of Hong Kong, and is faraway from the site of the main pro-democracy protests.

Riot police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at protestersin Hong Kong at a large pro-democracy rally, and charged demonstrators whothrew objects at police lines.

The protest route was altered with protesters told to stopat Wan Chai rather than Central, where the key government offices are located.

Some 4,000 police officers were deployed.

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