Are the HK Protesters Making Pipe Bombs?

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Students, a HK kindergarten teacher and an auto-mechanic have been held by the HK police and are suspected of involvement to detonate these explosive devices in Hong Kong.

40 grams of what is believed to be an explosive material were found inside one of the pipes and HK Police Senior Superintendent Chan Tin-chu indicated that these devices were powerful enough to kill.

Apparently the bomb-makers were also smoking marijuana as the police said they found a small amount of the drug (which remains illegal in HK) in the apartment.

So far the HK police have a 100% success rate in terms of catching members of what they are claiming is an extremist movement associated with the HK protest movement.

They have uncovered a number of plots to use firearms and bombs in Hong Kong in recent months.

To date, no guns or bombs have been used by the HK protesters at any of their gatherings.

Let's hope that they continue with their stellar policing record ensuring that this crisis does not escalate to the point where protesters resort to extreme violence and outright attacks on the police using bombs and guns.

Failure could see Hong Kong descend in a situation similar to that of Northern Ireland where rejected political demands result in extremely violent acts against the government of HK.

Such a scenario would have catastrophic consequences for HK tourism and the Hong Kong economy.