A foiled plan to kill Hong Kong police with explosives during the 2019 social unrest was all but disclosed by suspected bombers in messages sent three weeks before the planned attack, the prosecution has told the High Court.
Prosecutor says Telegram messages show alleged members of ‘Dragon Slaying Brigade’ used code words for explosives and ‘all but disclosed’ plot
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Source: MSN News
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