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Unexploded IED found at Shenzhen border control point, after suspected bomb destroys second Hong Kong toilet in 24 hours

South China Morning Post
發布於 2020年01月28日10:01 • Tony Cheung tony.cheung@scmp.com
  • Message on Telegram messaging app says Shenzhen discovery ‘only the start’ and demands border closure
  • Cleaner who discovered Monday night blaze saw two people running from a public toilet in Kowloon’s George V Memorial Park
A suspected improvised explosive device destroyed a public toilet at the King George V Memorial Park on Jordan Road in West Kowloon on January 27. Photo: handout

An improvised explosive device was discovered in a rubbish bin at the Shenzhen Bay Control Point on Tuesday morning, just 12 hours after a Hong Kong public toilet was set ablaze in a suspected bombing , the second such incident in less than a day.

The palm-sized device at the border station, which consisted of a light bulb, cable wire and circuit board, was discovered by a cleaner at about 10.25am on Tuesday and drew about 20 police officers in riot gear to the scene.

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A message circulating afterward on the encrypted Telegram messaging app, nearly identical to one that followed Monday morning's bombing at the Caritas Medical Centre in Cheung Sha Wan, seemed to claim responsibility for the border incident, saying it was "only a start" and demanding the government "close the border in two days".

Monday night's attack also came to light thanks to a cleaner, who called police at 10.50pm after discovering a toilet ablaze in Kowloon's King George V Memorial Park.

A home-made bomb exploded in a toilet cubicle at the Caritas Medical Centre in Cheung Sha Wan at 2.30am on January 27, forcing the evacuation of patients. Photo: handout
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Noticing a strange odour, the cleaner had walked towards the public toilet, where she saw two people run out of a stall for the disabled.

No one was injured in the fire, but a toilet seat was seriously damaged.

Officers from the Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit arriving at the scene collected two cans and a glass bottle, among other items, as evidence. A police source said the case, which has been classified as arson, was believed to have been the result of an improvised incendiary device.

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Earlier on Monday, at 2.30am, a home-made bomb went off in a men's toilet cubicle at the Caritas Medical Centre in Cheung Sha Wan. While no one was hurt, about 20 patients were evacuated, and service at the hospital was limited until later in the morning.

Police have been investigating whether the hospital explosion was linked to anti-government protest violence, according to sources, suspecting the home-made device may have been detonated to pressure the government into closing the city's borders with the mainland in response to the coronavirus epidemic.

A message on Telegram, an app widely used by protesters, said the Cheung Sha Wan attack was "just a warning" and "there will be more real bombs to come", as closing Hong Kong's borders was the only way to prevent the coronavirus outbreak from worsening in the city.

Secretary for Security John Lee Ka-chiu warned two weeks ago of "high risks of home-made bombs" after police uncovered similar cases.

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  • They are hooligans triad linked black mask cockroach rioters useless for society rubbish and not protesters and in fact terrorists who should be shot with live bullets on sight esp. Chan Ho Tin ,Jimmy Lai & Wong Yuk Man with others Support Hong Kong Police
    2020年01月28日16:10
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