A machete-wielding gang attacked a rival group in one of Hong Kongs busiest nightlife districts in the early hours of Friday, with the clash leaving one man with a gunshot wound and two othersinjured, police said.<\/p>\n
Dramatic dashcam footage, showing men armed with knives jumping out of a car and attacking a nearby vehicle before abruptly turning and fleeing, has been widely circulated.<\/p>\n
Senior superintendent Tony Ho said the incident was a case of retaliation between two organised crime groups known as triads over the splitting of profits from criminal activities such as drug trade and illegal gambling.<\/p>\n
The incident was instigated by two triad groups, they have been at each others throats for quite some time, Ho told reporters, adding that four men had been arrested.<\/p>\n
Threecars belonging to one gang were waiting at a traffic light when they were attacked by at least eight assailants, Ho said, but the ambush was quickly repelled.<\/p>\n
At least twoshotswerefiredagainst the instigators, the superintendent added, though no details were given on the shooters identity.<\/p>\n
Earlier in the day, a section of the road near the popular Lan Kwai Fong area was cordoned off by armed officers, as they searched a Lexus with its side and front crumpled in for evidence.<\/p>\n
A dashcam video, whose location, timestamp and events match police descriptions of the clash, emerged Friday, though AFP was unable to trace the footages exact origin.<\/p>\n
The video shows a line of vehicles stopping at a traffic junction, when assailants brandishing machete-like knives spring out of a car that appears to be the Lexus left at the scene on Friday, and start attacking an adjacent white car.<\/p>\n
As the men begin the assault, a black van positioned behind the white car rams into the attackers car, hitting at least two of the assailants before speeding away from the scene.<\/p>\n
Several other men with knives run into frame, but after pressing on with the attack for a few seconds, most of the perpetrators abruptly turn around and flee the scene.<\/p>\n
Police received reports of the clash at 2:40 am local time (1840 GMT) and arrived at the scene to find six men, all belonging to the group that started the attack.<\/p>\n
Officers arrestedthreeof them, aged between 23 and 42, for attempted wounding and possession of offensive weapons, and also arrested a 36-year-old after he was taken to hospital with a leg injury.<\/p>\n
Of the two remaining men, one 25-year-old was undergoing surgery on Friday afternoon due to a gunshot wound to the abdomen and a 30-year-old was wounded in the head.<\/p>\n
One 9mm bullet which may have beenfiredfrom a semi-automatic pistol, one bullet casing and nine knives were found at the scene, according to police.<\/p>\n
Superintendent Ho said police were trying to recover the firearm used, but added that the public should not be alarmed over a single, isolated incident, pointing out that gun crimes in Hong Kong remain rare.<\/p>\n
A couple of hours after the attack, police found the burnt-out wreckage of a car in the rural area of Pat Heung, which is suspected to have belonged to the gang under attack.<\/p>\n
Hong Kongs triads trace their origins to 19th-century Chinese fraternal organisations.<\/p>\n
While they have little of the power of their heydays in the 1970-90s, they remain present in the city, especially when it comes to extortion and smuggling rackets.<\/p>\n
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