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Police surround Wong Tai Sin flat after woman reportedly seen with knife in area

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Mok, D. (2026, October 4). Police surround Wong Tai Sin flat after woman reportedly seen with knife in area. South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3369724/police-surround-wong-tai-sin-flat-after-woman-reportedly-seen-knife-area?utm_source=rss_feed

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On Sunday night, police surrounded a flat at Wong Tai Sin estate after receiving a report that a woman in her forties carrying a knife was seen near Plaza Hollywood shopping center. The woman had reportedly traveled from Diamond Hill MTR station towards the mall before disappearing. Police searched the area and deployed officers including members of the Counter Terrorism Response Unit with round shields, but did not find the suspect initially.

Written by AI on 2026-10-04, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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On Sunday night in Hong Kong, police officers surrounded a flat at Wong Tai Sin estate after receiving reports that a woman in her forties had been seen with a knife near the Diamond Hill MTR station and wandering towards Plaza Hollywood shopping centre around 6:50 pm. The Counter Terrorism Response Unit was deployed to the scene, and shield-carrying officers conducted searches inside the mall but did not find any suspect initially. Police eventually attempted to enter the suspected flat after tracing the woman there during their search efforts.

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Hong Kong the Counter Terrorism Response Unit

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Hong Kong GPE · 1× the Counter Terrorism Response Unit ORG · 1×

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Police received a report at about 6.50pm that a woman in her forties carrying a knife had travelled from Diamond Hill MTR station towards the nearby Plaza Hollywood shopping centre.

framing: mixed · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-04

2026-10-04 · South China Morning Post

Police surround Wong Tai Sin flat after woman reportedly seen with knife in area · mixed framing

Claims (4 extracted, 1 hedged)

Police surround Wong Tai Sin flat after woman reportedly seen with knife in area Police told woman carrying knife had gone from Diamond Hill station towards Plaza Hollywood shopping centre Hong Kong police officers were attempting to force their way into a flat at a Wong Tai Sin estate on Sunday night after a woman suspected of carrying a knife and wandering in the area was traced to the home during a search. uncertain

woman → surround → search

Police received a report at about 6.50pm that a woman in her forties carrying a knife had travelled from Diamond Hill MTR station towards the nearby Plaza Hollywood shopping centre. asserted

woman → receive → centre

Officers were deployed to the scene and searched the area. asserted

Officers → deploy → area

Members of the Counter Terrorism Response Unit carrying round shields were also seen conducting searches inside the mall, but no suspect was initially found. asserted

suspect → carry → mall