On October 13, a rioter targeted police officers in Mong Kok and used a mobile phone to remotely control and detonate an improvised bomb hidden in a flower trough. Last night, two people involved, aged 17 and 23 respectively, were arrested. The police found 6 petrol bombs and mob

On October 13, an attack occurred in Mong Kok when a rioter targeted police officers and used a mobile phone to remotely control and detonate an improvised bomb hidden in a flower trough. Last night, two people involved, aged 17 and 23, were arrested. The police found 6 petrol bombs and mobile phones that could detonate explosives at the scene. The two were suspected of illegal assembly, possession of offensive weapons and other crimes. This afternoon, the Hong Kong Police Narcotics Bureau held a press conference on the possession of explosives case.

The police said that explosives and modified mobile phones that could be used as detonating devices were found at the residence of the two suspects, as well as a large amount of electric oil (gasoline), tiana water (banana water), sugar, glass bottles, etc. Ingredients for making gasoline bombs. The police also found three drones and throwers that can be installed on the drones. "These drones can drop items in the air. If these items are lethal, dropping them into densely populated areas will cause serious casualties."

"In increasingly violent conflicts, mob attacks have ranged from using a large number of petrol bombs to , evolved into the use of homemade bombs, which is a sign of an escalation of danger." The police pointed out that petrol bombs are aimed at specific targets with the intention of causing serious bodily harm and are themselves uncontrolled weapons. "Improvised bombs are more dangerous than petrol bombs. The explosion process is full of unstable factors, and the lethality is non-directional and indistinguishable. Anyone within the explosion range will cause serious physical injuries."

"The raw materials of improvised bombs, those who are willing to do so are It can be collected." He pointed out that homemade bombs are very dangerous regardless of their size. In addition, because the production equipment and environment are very crude, and the stability of the explosives used is low, any slight friction during the production or transportation will cause an explosion. Therefore, it is harmful to citizens where the homemade bombs are stored and during transportation. Citizens on the streets pose a safety hazard.

Over the past weekend, more than a dozen police officers were fatally attacked in conflicts in various districts of Hong Kong, including cutting their necks with sharp weapons, grabbing long guns, and detonating homemade bombs. Police said these deadly attacks were very similar to international terrorist attacks. The two arrested persons were both very young, and one of them was still a middle school student. He called on young people to really think twice and not to take such dangerous actions. He emphasized that anyone who maliciously detonates a bomb and causes harm is guilty of a crime and is punishable by up to life imprisonment.

column editor: Hong Junjie