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    1. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 25
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      #LIVE: Black-clad protesters suddenly ran down Yeung Uk Road near the intersection of Wo Tik Street. Some people were shouting “calm down” and “black police” http://buff.ly/2zj9wpZ  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/pIn1HhQLs1

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    2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 25
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      #LIVE: Riot police have formed a line on Yeung Uk Road, near several shopping centres and commercial buildings. Protesters are clustered about 20 metres away with lots of civilian onlookers http://buff.ly/2zj9wpZ  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/uPEhfE9rho

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    3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 25
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      #LIVE: Police have warned they will soon disperse protesters occupying the streets of Tsuen Wan http://buff.ly/2zj9wpZ  #HongKongProtests

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    4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 25
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      #LIVE: Crowds are becoming dense as protesters pour into Tsuen Wan Park, the official end of the approved march route. They fill walkways through the park, the site of a planned three-hour rally until 8pm http://buff.ly/2zj9wpZ  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/ApPDBMlAR5

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    5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 25
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      #LIVE: Police now appear to be retreating back into their vans, to a loud roar from the protesters who are banging the barricade http://buff.ly/2zj9wpZ  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/QROe67B667

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      #LIVE: "The city is sick," said one protester whose husband is a police officer. "We believe a thorough inquiry on all areas, not only aimed at the police force, is the first step to mend the rifts in the society" http://buff.ly/2zj9wpZ  #HongKongProtests

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    7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 25
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      #LIVE: Frontline protesters hit the water-filled barriers with poles and make death threats against "rogue cops" and their families. Some wear body armor http://buff.ly/2zj9wpZ  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/zKphW71Eh2

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    8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 25
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      #LIVE: Police have fired tear gas in Tsuen Wan http://buff.ly/2zj9wpZ  #HongKongProtests

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    9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Aug 25
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      #LIVE: Footage from Tsuen Wan where police have fired tear gas. Protesters are hurling bricks and projectiles in return http://buff.ly/2zj9wpZ  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/wnA9A2hMUU

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      #LIVE: Police have raised the orange flag, warning protesters to disperse or they will fire http://buff.ly/2zj9wpZ  #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/usxvKMSnL0

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      #LIVE: The government issues statement to condemn radical protesters blocking roads in Tsuen Wan, including Luen Yan Street, Yeung Uk Street and Texaco Road http://buff.ly/2zj9wpZ  #HongKongProtests

      2:54 AM - 25 Aug 2019
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