Hong Kong police have arrested a 24-year-old man at the city’s airport on suspicion of attacking and wounding an officer during protests against a new national security law Beijing imposed on the financial hub.
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.
A police spokesman told Reuters the arrested man was surnamed Wong but could not confirm if he was leaving Hong Kong or working at the airport.
Local newspaper Apple Daily, citing unnamed sources, said the suspect was onboard a Cathay Pacific flight to London due to depart just before midnight.
A witness said “around 10 minutes before take-off, three police vehicles drove towards No 64 gate, outside the Cathay Pacific plane” and around 10 riot police ran up the bridge to the aircraft.
Cathay Pacific did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
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