Suspected serial killer arrested

HONG KONG: Police yesterday arrested a 24-year-old Pakistani suspect in connection with the killings of four prostitutes over the past few days in the city.

The man, who was identified by the police as a Hong Kong resident of Pakistani descent, was arrested at a ferry terminal in the early hours with the help of police in neighboring Macao, about 40 km west of Hong Kong.

"In the suspect's possession, we recovered two mobile phones which belonged to two of the murdered victims," Steve Li, a senior police superintendent, told a local television channel, without giving the name of the suspect. Li said it appeared the robbery was the motive behind the murders.