All Suspects in Hong Kong Priest Bombing Terror Case Arrested

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yujin Cho] South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on the 6th that all nine suspects who plotted a homemade bomb attack in downtown Hong Kong were arrested by the Hong Kong police.

According to the report, the Hong Kong police announced that they arrested the group on charges of violating the National Security Law for manufacturing explosives and attempting to install them in public facilities such as courts, subways, and city streets.

Among the nine suspects arrested, six are middle and high school students, and the group also included a university staff member, a taxi driver, and unemployed individuals. The group directly manufactured homemade TATP bombs in a hotel room in Tsim Sha Tsui.

The police seized TATP bombs, chemical raw materials, more than 80,000 Hong Kong dollars in cash, foreign currency worth about 10,000 Hong Kong dollars, and overseas SIM cards from the hotel room.

Foreign media evaluated this terror incident as sporadic terrorism emerging from the subdued pro-democracy protests following the enforcement of the Hong Kong National Security Law.

Earlier, on the night of July 1, the 24th anniversary of Hong Kong's sovereignty handover, a man in his 50s attacked police officers who were monitoring a protest in the heart of downtown Hong Kong with a weapon and then took his own life.

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