Acid thrown into Hong Kong crowd injures 30: report

Thirty people were injured Saturday after two bottles of acid were thrown into a crowd of people in downtown Hong Kong, according to media reports.

The attack took place in the busy Mong Kok shopping district, Hong Kong Cable TV said.

Police Supt. Leung Ka-ming would not confirm that acid was thrown.

Samples will be sent to a laboratory to determine what exactly the bottles contained, fire services officer So Kam-sang said.

On the same street in December, 46 people suffered burns when two plastic bottles filled with acid were thrown at pedestrians.

Police have made no arrests in connection with that incident.

Leung said police have not ruled out the possibility that the same person was responsible for both attacks.

With files from The Associated Press

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