Police: Arrow hits HK officer, poses grave threat to public safety
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Hong Kong police confirmed that one member of the Force Media Liaison Cadre was injured after being hit in the calf by an arrow on Sunday afternoon, as rioters continue to occupy roads outside the Polytechnic University of Hong Kong and charge at police officers using lethal weapons, including bricks, petrol bombs, bows, and arrows.

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The wounded officer has been conveyed to the hospital in a conscious state, said the police.

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"He was carrying out media liaison duties at that time," noted the police, stressing that "such an attack poses a grave threat to the safety of every person at the scene."When the officer was hit,  a large group of journalists was reporting in the same area.