Hong Kong cryptocurrency trader targeted in HK$2 million robbery as he went to buy bitcoin, sparking citywide hunt for suspects | South China Morning Post

A citywide police hunt is under way for a gang of thieves after a cryptocurrency trader was sprayed in his eyes with an unknown substance and robbed of HK$2 million while he was on his way to buy bitcoin in Hong Kong on Tuesday. The suspects struck in broad daylight in the car park of Legend Tower on Shing Yip Street in Kwun Tong, shortly before 4.30pm. According to police, the 22-year-old victim was targeted after he parked his car. "While he was waiting for a lift, two men approached him and sprayed an unknown liquid into his eyes before…