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    1. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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      #LIVE: Frustrated passengers at Prince Edward Station questioning a MTR worker who informed them there are no trains on the Kwun Tong line, but trains to Central are still working. http://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests Video: SCMP/Zoe Lowpic.twitter.com/riwgxpPXbG

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      #LIVE: Entrances to the Polytechnic University campus are blocked by barricades, and only a few protesters can be seen at the entrance. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/lGiV2FXyJm

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      #LIVE: A staff member at a Fortress store on Argyle Street clears shattered glass from the pavement, the result of someone smashing a window overnight. A spray-painted “sorry” is visible on the window. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/9DnXYBWQVd

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    4. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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      #LIVE: The entire Kwun Tong line, running between Whampoa and Tiu Keng Leng, has been suspended, the MTR Corporation says. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: More Hong Kong schools announce the suspension of classes, including top secondary schools St Paul’s Co-educational College in Mid-Levels, Diocesan Boys’ School in Mong Kok, and Ying Wa College in Sham Shui Po. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: Protesters at Chinese University say the police special tactical squad has been spotted at Tolo Harbour near the Science Park. “Gear up! There are raptors!” one protester yells. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/UvdHggKbdZ

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      #LIVE: Passengers trying to travel towards Central settle in for a long wait at Prince Edward MTR station, where it has been more than 30 minutes since the last train departed. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/73raknN24q

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    8. SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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      #LIVE: MTR has released a map that shows the current service disruption and station closures https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/WA526WtQOt

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      #LIVE: “I call on citizens to distance themselves from these violent acts,” says Hong Kong's No 2 Matthew Cheung. “Violence is not a way out and would never succeed." https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

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      #LIVE: Secretary for Security John Lee Ka-chiu says there is no place in the city beyond the long arm of the law. “The police force has a legal responsibility to take action when [someone] breaks the law in Hong Kong.” https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotestspic.twitter.com/zTgyL247rt

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      SCMP News‏Verified account @SCMPNews Nov 12
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      #LIVE: Tensions are running high in Yuen Long on Castle Peak Road as dozens of riot police, many armed with long shields, arrive. https://sc.mp/k5fad  #hongkongprotests

      7:17 PM - 12 Nov 2019
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        1. Elliot Charles  🇦🇺 🇭🇰‏ @Elliot99Charles Nov 12
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          "armed with long shields" ... a shield doesn't seem like a weapon.

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        1. ChrisUS‏ @ChrisWapdy0305 Nov 12
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          @SCMPNews, a well known, China media. Bravo for such biased report. Your master will be pleased.

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