Hong Kong hospital hit by homemade bomb day after protesters set fire to coronavirus quarantine building

A small bomb prompted evacuation

A small bomb prompted evacuation and temporarily disrupted work at a hospital in Hong Kong. Masked protesters had earlier firebombed a proposed quarantine area for possible coronavirus victims.

The explosive device was hidden in a bathroom stall inside the Caritas Medical Center and went off at around 2:30am on Monday. About 20 patients were evacuated, after which a bomb squad examined the scene. The hospital’s emergency department had to limit its work until services were fully restored later in the morning. No one was injured in the blast.

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