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    1. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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      #LIVE: Police arrest two more protesters on Percival Street in Causeway Bay. The atmosphere is tense as officers point pepper spray at reporters. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: Radical protesters have trashed parts of Sheung Wan railway station. A Starbucks branch in the area has been heavily vandalised. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/OuQPRrgURR

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    3. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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      #LIVE: A petrol bomb lands close to Kowloon Mosque as protesters block Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. Riot police are in the area and have raised a blue flag warning people to leave. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotests

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    4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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      #LIVE: At the A1 exit of Wan Chai MTR station, riot police are standing by. Protesters have set up barricades nearby using bamboo from scaffolding and iron bars. Some others have started a fire. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/scCbVxvqTq

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    5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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      #LIVE: Since 5pm, police have held up at least a dozen protesters in a sheltered walkway near Wan Chai MTR station and Southorn Playground. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/oo6zGmRRtW

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    6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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      #LIVE: Tensions continue to brew on Hong Kong Island, with tear gas fired on Hennessy Road in Causeway Bay, near Southorn Playground in Wan Chai and also on Wyndham Street in Central. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotests

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    7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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      #LIVE: S ome pictures from our photographers at the scene: https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotests Photos: SCMP/Xiaomei Chen, Edmond So, Stanley Shinpic.twitter.com/lrJbcioeTE

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    8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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      #LIVE: Raptors and riot police arrive to disperse protesters outside Sogo in Causeway Bay, who scatter immediately. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/CWR33S6c1w

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    9. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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      #LIVE: Riot officers remain on Nathan Road, raising the blue flag to warn against illegal assembly. The road is under lockdown as police bid to clear the area of protesters. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/t4tOeqRt6F

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    10. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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      #LIVE: Police have returned to Hennessy Road in Causeway Bay to fire more rounds of tear gas after earlier attempts failed to disperse protesters. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotests

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      SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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      #LIVE: In Sheung Wan, construction waste is used to build barricades. An Arome chain, a franchise under the targeted Maxim’s group, has also been vandalised. Water is seeping from the shop. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/vIT4XFz5MA

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        2. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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          #LIVE: A fire has been started at an MTR station exit in Causeway Bay, triggering the sprinkler system. Just minutes ago, police fired rounds of tear gas near the Sogo departmental store. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotests

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          #LIVE: In Jordan, police warn protesters to stand down on Nathan Road, raising the blue flag to indicate people are in an illegal assembly. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/6s9EaTJfIO

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        4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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          #LIVE: Earlier at about 6.45pm on Percival Street in Causeway Bay, a first-aider without a mask was hit by a tear gas canister on the back and fell to the ground, according to a video by City Broadcasting Channel, run by City University's student union.https://sc.mp/xxhnx 

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