Hong Kong chief Carrie Lam apologizes for water cannon sprays

HONG KONG: Hong Kong chief Carrie Lam and the police force on Monday apologized to the local Muslim community after a water cannon sprayed the entrance of the city’s biggest mosque while dealing with anti-government protesters. Lam and police chief Stephen Lo visited the Kowloon Mosque a day after protesters took over roads and vandalized property across Kowloon as the unrest, sparked by opposition to a since-withdrawn extradition bill, entered its 20th straight weekend, reports the South China Morning Post. The police came under fire after the water cannon truck stopped and sprayed a solution laced with blue dye over the mosque’s entrance and front steps. Lam and Lo met members of the Islamic Trust, a local community group, at the mosque. When she left after a 25-minute meeting, onlookers chanted “Five demands and not one less” and “Shame on Carrie Lam”. Said Uddin, secretary of the trust, said: “The chief executive and police commissioner said, ‘a mistake has been done and we are sorry for that’. “And we accept (that), because what’s done is done... and they will not repeat it.” (IANS)

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