The Hong Kong 1956 riots were the result of escalating provocations between pro-Nationalist and pro-Communist factions in Hong Kong during Double Ten Day, 10 October 1956. Most violence took place in the town of Tsuen Wan, five miles from central Kowloon. A mob stormed and ransacked a clinic and welfare center, killing four people. Some foreigners became involved, including a taxi was fired upon on Nathan Road, resulting in the death of a Swiss national. In the subsequent trials four people were convicted of murder and given death penalties.