Hong Kong: Pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho stabbed while campaigning

An attacker stabbed and injured a pro-Beijing Hong Kong lawmaker who was campaigning for the election on November 6, according to the police. The widespread violence has escalated with the protestors demanding political reforms in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. The pro-Beijing lawmaker Junius Ho has been attacked as he has become a hated figure by the protestors over his alleged links to violence against them. After receiving initial medical treatment Ho said that the knife was stabbed at his rib cage which has left a minor 2-centimeter deep wound.

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Attacker taken into custody

The government criticized the attack and said that the police have taken the attacker into its custody. The medical officials said that Ho along with two of his assistants and the attacker were all injured. The video of the horrifying incident was shared on social media which shows a man holding a bunch of flowers approaches and speaks to Ho and took his permission to click a picture with him. Then he pulled a knife from his bag and stabbed Ho's chest but was counter-attacked by Ho and several others. The assailant shouted at Ho with abusive remarks calling him "human scam". Ho has been targeted by anti-government protestors since July 21 where he was captured on a video shaking hands with men in white T-shirts.

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Incident captured in camera

The video showed the armed mask men violently attacking the demonstrators and passengers at a subway station in northern Yuen Long that injured 45 people. Ho denied that the people he shook hands with had any connections with the attackers at Yuen Long. The activists said that further protests were planned on Wednesday at some of Hong Kong's universities. The police had to fire water cannons to disperse protestors on Tuesday. Protestors are demanding an end to Chinese interference in its territory's affairs. Beijing denied any interference and blamed the foreign governments for sparking unrest.

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