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    1. 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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      #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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      #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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      #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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    5. 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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    6. 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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    7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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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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    8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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      #LIVE: Along Nathan Road, protesters are heading towards Mong Kok while others set up road blocks and fires. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/jsxDyWN2cG

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      #LIVE: Scenes from Causeway Bay https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotests Photos: SCMP/Xiaomei Chenpic.twitter.com/L5ktkYXnSZ

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      #LIVE: In Mong Kok, at the intersection of Nathan Road and Shan Tung Street, an individual is surrounded and repeatedly kicked by a group of protesters. The reason for the assault is unclear. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: At 10pm, riot police are on Nathan Road in Mong Kok and Yau Ma Tei, as well as on Hennessy Road in Causeway Bay outside Hysan Place. Protesters have largely left the roads. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/ovMOsqvJs1

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          #LIVE: Protesters have strewn foam boxes on roads in Mong Kok, at the junction of Nathan Road and Shan Tung Road. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/uBNy44QV2n

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          #LIVE: Protesters have thrown petrol bombs at police in Mong Kok, where tensions are rising. In return, officers fire tear gas as crowds disperse amid the chaos. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/zFV4ejP3qv

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          #LIVE: Meanwhile, in London, hundreds of marchers, mostly Hong Kong students, are gathering to take part in a rally to support the anti-government movement back home. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/oyB3XRJGNu

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        5. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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          #LIVE: In a statement, police have condemned the assault by "masked rioters" on two pedestrians on Shan Tung Street. The force says one of the men was attacked, with his shirt, pants and underwear pulled off in a "hair-raising act". https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotests

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        6. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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          #LIVE: In Mong Kok, where clashes are now mostly centred, a roadblock is set on fire by protesters. Special tactical squad officers known as the raptors then swoop in to disperse the crowd at the junction. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/pQuNFdzcq5

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        7. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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          #LIVE: Police have arrested five in a raid on a Wan Chai flat, and found 188 finished and half-completed petrol bombs, among other offensive weapons. https://sc.mp/xxhnx  #hongkongprotests

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        8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 2
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          We're ending our live tweet coverage. Please read our wrap of the day's events here:https://sc.mp/9ldw4 

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