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A letter of apology from protesters to all travellers, shared on Telegram this morning. They're sorry for the disruptions & inconvenience at the airport, & incidents that may have "appeared aggressive." No direct acknowledgment of the assault against two Chinese men, however. 
This apology does acknowledge last night's incident, says their impulsive actions may have disappointed & saddened HKers. But they plead for understanding given context: an authoritarian regime's uses of undercover agents to incite protesters.
And a shorter version of the apology, in English. They're absolutely right about being scared. Authoritarian regimes are experts in manipulating fear.
Still, while the apologies acknowledge their "behaviour" and "impulsive" actions, there is for now little direct accounting for the detention and assault of the two men.
A longer apology, saying "the airport was our last hope" as other public transpo facilities are now unsafe for protest (police fired teargas & rubber bullets directly into a train station on Sun). The fight for core values has become a fight "for our lives."
