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At least 30 injured in Hong Kong acid attack (chinadaily.com.cn)

Updated: 2010-01-10 11:56

An attacker has dropped a bottle of suspicous liquid into a crowd in Hong Kong and injured at least 30 people, including children and foreign tourists, xinhuanet.com reported.

Police suspected a bottle of acid was dropped from above on the crowd in the busy Kowloon area of the city at about 9:36 pm on Saturday. The injured were immediately rushed to hospital and the police cordoned off the area for investigation.

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