| 2019 Prince Edward station attack | ||||
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| Part of 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests | ||||
Hong Kong police storm Prince Edward station and attack civilians on 31 August 2019. | ||||
| Date | 31 August 2019 (Hong Kong Time UTC+8) | |||
| Location | Prince Edward station, Mong Kok, Kowloon | |||
| Resulted in | (See Aftermath section) | |||
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| Casualties | ||||
| Injuries | At least 10 (people sent to hospital) | |||
| Arrested | 65 (as of 1 November, all protestors or passengers)[1] | |||
| Charged | 2 (as of 1 November) | |||
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The 2019 Prince Edward station attack, also known as the 31 August MTR station incident[2] (Chinese: 831太子站事件),[3][4][5][6] was an incident in which Hong Kong police indiscriminately[7][8][9] attacked passengers while arresting protesters who were returning home via Prince Edward station, on the night of 31 August 2019, after a protest was held that same day. The event was described as the police version of the 2019 Yuen Long attack, and the police have been criticised as acting like terrorists.[10][11] Rumours have been circulated that several protesters were beaten to death at the station, but the police have rejected allegations.[12] However, for over a year on the last day of each month, pro-democracy supporters continued to leave white flowers and bowed as a sign of mourning, until they were stopped by more stringent enforcement of the national security law by police.[13]
The attack is known in Hong Kong as the 831 incident, after the date 31 August.[14]
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- ^ 楊岳橋指831太子站事件有多個疑點. news.rthk.hk (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). RTHK. 17 September 2019. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ 831太子站 消防處重申警方並無指示傷者數目. news.now.com (in Chinese (Hong Kong)). Now TV. 19 September 2019. Archived from the original on 27 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "【民報】香港831汽油彈、水炮車徹夜激戰 警無差別打人稱「適當武力」". peoplenews.tw (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 1 September 2019. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "【香港831遊行】港警胡椒噴霧、持警棍無差別攻擊 太子站乘客頭破血流". Mirror Media (in Chinese). 1 September 2019. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "【831 ‧ 不斷更新】港九多個港鐵站關閉 警衝入太子站無差別打人 | 立場報道 | 立場新聞". Stand News (in Chinese). Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "【逆權運動】721=831 速龍太子站闖月台車廂亂棍毆乘客 無辜市民被襲後相擁痛哭". Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2019.
- ^ "【專訪】目睹 8.31 太子站市民被毆 中年廚師：警察比 7.21 白衣人更恐怖 | 立場報道 | 立場新聞". Stand News (in Chinese). Hong Kong. Archived from the original on 15 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Police reject Prince Edward station death rumor as malicious". The Standard. 10 September 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- ^ Leung, Hillary (2 September 2024). "Police conduct stop-and-search around Prince Edward MTR, 5 years after 2019 incident, 1 man taken away". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ^ Jha, Preeti (31 August 2020). "Hong Kong protests: The flashpoints in a year of anger". BBC. Retrieved 6 March 2021.