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    SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 19
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    Kowloon Mosque and Chungking Mansions on high alert as protesters block roads during illegal march. Follow our #LIVE blog for the latesthttps://sc.mp/n2lno 

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      2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 19
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        #LIVE: Protesters have built barricades near Austin Station. They have also vandalised a lift inside http://sc.mp/n2lno pic.twitter.com/GGIEjDXBFJ

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        #LIVE: Protester Chow, 21, says he fears arrest but feels compelled to come out. “To be honest, I am very afraid. But if I stay home, it means that I am backing down to the government,” he says. “We can’t be scared.” http://sc.mp/n2lno pic.twitter.com/ekEvh13XrQ

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      4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 19
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        #LIVE: Protesters have not stopped their march at the stated end point of West Kowloon station. They are heading north, towards Yau Ma Teihttp://sc.mp/n2lno 

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        #LIVE: Post photographer Felix Wong has captured the following images on Salisbury Road http://sc.mp/n2lno pic.twitter.com/jqafQC2GZ7

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        #LIVE: Post snapper May Tse has captured the following images of Salisbury Road and Nathan Road http://sc.mp/n2lno pic.twitter.com/MVrp7TrpyR

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      7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 20
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        #LIVE: A group of protesters has vandalised an exit of Yau Ma Tei station, spray-painting it and smashing windows http://sc.mp/n2lno pic.twitter.com/qZtRpmVKHt

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        #LIVE: Similarly trashed was a Bestmart 360 store in Jordan. One demonstrator has put a notice on the gate which reads: "Protesters, we are not stealing anything" http://sc.mp/n2lno pic.twitter.com/kVyuP9dZGG

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      9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 20
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        #LIVE: A protester has thrown a petrol bomb through a smashed window of Yau Ma Tei station. The MTR Corporation says it will close the station as firefighters arrivehttp://sc.mp/n2lno 

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      10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 20
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        #LIVE: Rounds of tear gas have been fired from Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station, shortly after the black warning flag was raisedhttp://sc.mp/n2lno 

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      11. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 20
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        #LIVE: The march passes a banner at the Eaton Hotel which, given the recent protest movement's revolutionary themes, seems apt http://sc.mp/n2lno pic.twitter.com/xJ1W9jeY0Y

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      12. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Oct 20
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        #LIVE: The MTR Corporation says trains will not stop at either Yau Ma Tei or East Tsim Sha Tsui stations. Austin and Tsim Sha Tsui stations remain closedhttp://sc.mp/n2lno 

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        #LIVE: A vehicle operated by the Fire Services Department is allowed past a protester roadblock only after it has been checked to make sure there is no police or police-related equipment on board http://sc.mp/n2lno pic.twitter.com/IYFPdrawil

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        #LIVE: Prince Edward station is now closed. That is in addition to Mong Kok, East Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Ma Tei, Austin and Tsim Sha Tsui, making a total of six closed stations so farhttp://sc.mp/n2lno 

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