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Urgent: Hong Kong customs official shot dead at airport: media

Xinhua, March 1, 2016 Adjust font size:

A customs official was shot dead at the Hong Kong International Airport on Tuesday afternoon.

The official was found dead by medical staff at a changing room at the airport after gun shot were heard, local media reported.

It has not been clear whether it was a suiside or murder case, and the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department has not response to the event. Endit