Archive · 4 Sep 2025
Hong Kong Jury Convicts Three in Bomb Plot Case
A jury in Hong Kong has decided the fate of eight people accused of planning bomb attacks.
Three people were found guilty of planning to cause explosions during the COVID pandemic.
They aimed to shut the city's borders.
These individuals planted bombs in places like a hospital toilet and on a train.
Five other people were found not guilty.
The group "92 Sign" claimed responsibility for the plots.
The defendants were tried under anti-terrorism laws.
The convicted face up to 20 years in prison.
Sentencing will happen in October.
A Hong Kong jury convicted three people in a bomb plot case.
Five others were acquitted of all charges.
The defendants were charged under the UN Anti-Terrorism Ordinance.
The bomb plots aimed to shut down the city's borders during the COVID pandemic.
Sentencing is scheduled for October 10th.
- Who
- Eight defendants
- What
- Conviction in bomb plot case
- When
- Thursday
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Why
- To shut down borders during the COVID pandemic.
- Defendants Convicted
- Ho Cheuk-wai, Lee Ka-pan, Cheung Ka-chun
- Defendants Acquitted
- Five
- Charges
- Conspiracy to cause explosions
- Ordinance
- United Nations Anti-Terrorism Ordinance
- Maximum Sentence
- 20 years in prison
- Next Hearing
- October 10 for sentencing