Caught on camera: suspected police officer knocked unconscious by Occupy protesters as fighting erupts
Violence erupted in Admiralty with at least one suspected undercover police officer rushed to hospital after he was kicked and stomped on the ground by students.
Violence erupted in Admiralty on Monday morning following students’ attempts to storm government headquarters, with at least one suspected undercover police officer rushed to hospital after he was beaten and kicked by students.
The chaotic brawl, captured on camera by the South China Morning Post, began at around 9am, an hour after police had repelled protesters’ attempts to storm government headquarters with pepper spray and batons.
The atmosphere in the area was tense as angry students exchanged taunts with police officers standing on an overhead footbridge on Harcourt Road before uniformed police moved back to Lung Wo Road.
An argument broke out between at least three suspected plain-clothes officers and protesters. More than a dozen students gave chase and attacked the three suspected policemen when one of the officers appeared to signal with two fingers for them to approach as they walked into Admiralty Centre.
The Post’s video captures the scene inside the building, where a crowd of some 200 protesters and journalists had surged towards the chaotic scenes. The footage shows one suspected policeman on the ground with several protesters appearing to attack him.