Hong Kong: Triad gangs blamed for attacks
Source: The Scotsman
AN ANGRY crowd opposed to pro-democracy protests that have paralysed parts of Hong Kong for more than two weeks yesterday clashed with police while attempting to storm the protest zone. ...
Several hundred people rushed to the barricades, chanting “Open the road”. They also shouted “Occupy Central is illegal”, referring to one of the names of the pro-democracy movement that has swept Hong Kong.
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“Before the police came, young men wearing masks and dark clothing came to pick fights with people and we heard that some of them had weapons,” said Kevin Ng, a college student at the scene.
“I don’t know who the young men wearing masks were. We suspect they’re triad members, but it’s hard to say. What other kind of group would organise themselves to come attack us?”
Allegations have surfaced that some people were paid to disrupt the protests. A local radio station broadcast an audio clip yesterday in which a man, said to be a taxi driver, discussed a payment of 2,000 Hong Kong dollars (£160) to take part.
Read more: http://www.scotsman.com/news/politics/top-stories/hong-kong-triad-gangs-blamed-for-attacks-1-3571714
The Chinese dictatorship hiring mafia thugs to attack the pro-democracy movement. Typical.