15 injured in latest Hong Kong acid attack

[RamboLiberal]

Source: MSNBC/AP

HONG KONG - An attacker dropped a bottle of acid into a crowd in Hong Kong and injured at least 15 people, Chinese media reported.

Some of the victims burned in the Saturday acid attack included tourists, China's official Xinhua news agency said.

A bottle of acid was dropped from above on the crowd in the busy Kowloon area of the city at about 9:30 p.m., the news agency said.

Xinhua quotes Hong Kong Cable TV as saying the injured were rushed to the hospital and police had cordoned off the area.

A series of acid attacks have hit Hong Kong since December 2008 injuring more than 100 people.



Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34782086/ns/world_news-asiapacific/

[proteus_lives]

1. Sounds like a horrible Urban Legend come to life.

[krispos42]

2. I thought this only happened in Afghanistan n/t

[stray cat]

3. What an inconvenience.....

after all terrorism should just be treated as an inconvenience right?

Its a rare event and only becomes something to fear if you or a loved one is on the wrong side of the percentage line.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

4. Looks like one of the US lunatics who go into random places and start shooting people.

Because they lost a job, or the voices tell them all those McDonalds patrons are alien invaders, or their spouses dumped them. Are those terrorists too?

[Prometheus Bound]

5. It's not terrorism for goodness sake.

It's some anti-social asshole who gets a kick out of scaring people.

[pinniped]

6. Knowing China, it's a safe bet that the suspect will not have the opportunity....

to repeat his offenses.