Hong Kong police arrest suspect at airport after assault on officer

Protesters block traffic on King's Road with metal railings near Tin Hau MTR station during an illegal assembly in Hong Kong, July 1, 2020.- China Daily/ANN

HONG KONG (China Daily/ANN): Hong Kong police arrested a 24-year-old man at the city’s airport in the early hours of Thursday (July 2) on suspicion of attacking and wounding an officer during anti-government protests on Wednesday.

Police posted pictures on Twitter of an officer with a bleeding arm saying he was stabbed by “rioters holding sharp objects”. The suspects fled while bystanders offered no help, police said.