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Hong Kong Arrests Men With Gang Links Over Mob Attack

Associated Press

   HONG KONG - Hong Kong police say they've arrested six men, some with
   links to triad gangs, following a violent attack on pro-democracy
   protesters at a subway station over the weekend that saw dozens
   injured.

   Senior police official Chan Tin-chu said the men, aged 24-54, were held
   for "unlawful assembly" and are being investigated for taking part in
   the attack late Sunday night. Some of them are villagers, and their
   occupations range from drivers and hawkers to renovation workers, he
   said.

   "Some of them have triad backgrounds," he said. "I believe that more
   ... will be detained soon. Police will not condone any form of
   violence."

   Police are still investigating the motive for the attack, Chan said,
   without providing further details on the alleged links to the triads,
   which refer to powerful organized crime syndicates in Hong Kong. The
   triads control certain neighborhoods in the city and are believed to
   have strong political influence.

   A gang of white-clad men armed with metal rods and wooden poles beat up
   anti-government protesters and others inside a subway station in Hong
   Kong's Yuen Long neighborhood late Sunday, injuring 45 people,
   including a man who remained in critical condition.

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