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    1. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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      Phila Siu (Bobby)Verified account @phila_siu
      HK Protesters are demanding to speak to officials now. They have stormed into the legislature. @SCMPNews pic.twitter.com/4HEs8xctwp
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      #LIVE: Some protesters are choosing to stay to protect those inside #HongKong’s Legislative Councilhttp://sc.mp/kx4w 

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      Karen Zhang @karenised
      Inside LegCo after takeover #antiELAB @SCMPNews pic.twitter.com/rbdYGf3bbd
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      Raquel CarvalhoVerified account @ARaquelCarvalho
      Protesters who stormed Legislature have issued a statement #antiELAb #hk #HongKong pic.twitter.com/GZGX6jXAup
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      #LIVE: Materials, including metal barriers, umbrellas and saline solution are rushed to the protesters’ front line as word spreads of police approachinghttp://sc.mp/kx4w 

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      Metal barriers being moved to the frontline on Lung Wo Road to strengthen the barricade. Word on the street is police coming from Wan Chai. #antiELAB pic.twitter.com/fU3F8lCDVE
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      #LIVE: Fire Department says the white powder thrown at police officers earlier was phenylenediamine — a toxic substance that can cause itchy eyes, redness and difficulty breathinghttp://sc.mp/kx4w 

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      #antiELAB protesters all geared up as police near from Wan Chai. Helmets, masks and gloves on. “We are not defending the barricade at all cost, we just need to buy time for those behind us to leave,” shouts one. pic.twitter.com/zclV3zeSjK
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      #LIVE: The EU calls for #HongKong protesters to exercise restraint, adding that those inside Legco “are not representative of the vast majority”http://sc.mp/kx4w 

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      #LIVE: Protesters wait for police on Lung Wo Road as news comes through a walkie-talkie that three protesters in Legco have vowed to stay http://sc.mp/kx4w pic.twitter.com/UD9z5hcpXF

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      Jeffie LamVerified account @jeffielam
      Protesters issued a #Hongkong Declaration through telegram group, calling on gov to restart political reform ASAP, release all detained demonstrators & promise not to prosecute them #antielab #extraditionbill pic.twitter.com/CpuIxbQ20V
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        2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Jul 1
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          #LIVE: #HongKong police fire tear gas after protesters throw eggs, bricks and umbrellas at officershttp://sc.mp/kx4w 

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          Rachel CheungVerified account @rachel_cheung1
          #antiELAB protesters trying to douse the tear gas canisters that were fired into the retreating crowd. pic.twitter.com/0mLGXH0aNP
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          #LIVE teargas fired on #antiELAB protesters, they are retreating. pic.twitter.com/iU7OKoYN0P
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          #LIVE: Dozens of riot police rush to the #HongKong Legislative Council complex, but few protesters remainhttp://sc.mp/kx4w 

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          #LIVE: Almost 3,000 police officers in full riot gear clear protesters along Harcourt Road and outside the Legislative Councilhttp://sc.mp/kx4w 

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          Alvin LVerified account @alvinllum
          Protesters have left note at Legco canteen, saying “we’re not thefts and we won’t steal.” They have also warned others not to destroy some memorabilia by foreign parliaments and governments. But some confidential Legco papers were all over the floor. pic.twitter.com/NR3TxhRuE5
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          Police fired tear gas and torn down the barricades soon on Lung Wui road pic.twitter.com/6X01Ihifrx
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          Phila Siu (Bobby)Verified account @phila_siu
          Elderly woman standing in front of dozens of riot police, telling the officers that she won’t charge, but she also won’t be afraid of the police as well. “Do you think the teenage protesters want to break the glass walls? The government forced them to do so!” @SCMPNews pic.twitter.com/MWB3DpAbfb
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          Rachel CheungVerified account @rachel_cheung1
          What you don’t see on the news. Two #antiELAB protesters and a firstaider approached riot police to offer bottles of water. They kindly accepted. One protester laughed and said “唔好再見! (Hope not see you again)” pic.twitter.com/CFGrZFarHI
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          00:08 Police fired at least three rounds of tear gas before tearing down the barricades soon on Lung Wui road #antiELAB @SCMPNews pic.twitter.com/9IT9Z7VT0U
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