Hong Kong police bomb squad dispatched to check suspicious object in Quarry Bay

SCMP | June 25, 2026, 7:14 a.m. | Original

Police cordon off sections of Pan Hoi Street and King’s Road. Photo: Threads/tama_ixx
A source has said the object is not believed to be a bomb. Photo: Threads/tama_ixx

Hong Kong police’s bomb squad has been called in to investigate a suspicious object discovered in Quarry Bay, with sections of Pan Hoi Street and King’s Road cordoned off in the process.

The force was alerted at 4.52pm on Thursday to a suspicious object discovered on Pan Hoi Street in Quarry Bay.

“The explosive ordnance disposal bureau has been summoned to investigate the object,” a spokesman said.

A source said the object was not believed to be a bomb.

Another source has said the object is about 1.5 metres long, with a diameter of around 50cm. Photo: Threads/leeszechun.v
Another source has said the object is about 1.5 metres long, with a diameter of around 50cm. Photo: Threads/leeszechun.v

Another source said the object was about 1.5 metres (4.9 feet) long, with a diameter of around 50cm (19.7 inches).

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