A machete-wielding gang attacked a rival group in one of Hong Kong's busiest nightlife districts in the early hours of Friday (Jun 10), with the clash leaving one man with a gunshot wound and two others injured, police said.
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.
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.
"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.
Three cars 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.
At least two shots were fired against the instigators, the superintendent added, though no details were given on the shooter's identity.
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.
VIDEO FOOTAGE
A dashcam video, whose location, timestamp and events match police descriptions of the clash, emerged Friday, though AFP was unable to trace the footage's exact origin.
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.
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.
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.
Police received reports of the clash at 2.40am local time and arrived at the scene to find six men, all belonging to the group that started the attack.
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