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    James Pomfret‏ @jamespomfret 2h2 hours ago
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    Clip I shot for @Reuters showing at least 60 PLA troops in full riot gear drilling in an inner courtyard in Gun Club Hill barracks, a stone’s throw from #PolyU - suggesting an unprecedented level of preparedness amid the current protests #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/GY0vwFoffZ

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      2. James Pomfret‏ @jamespomfret 2h2 hours ago
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        More shots of the #PLA troops inside their base - as seen thru binoculars from a high perch inside #PolyU - with riot shields, helmets, marching four strong, while chanting loudly #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/C82ltGJ6UY

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        #PLA troops in full riot gear conduct anti-riot drills a stone’s throw from #PolyU at an inner courtyard of their base, and not easily visible from the surrounding roads #HongKongProtestspic.twitter.com/mbtGog8Pit

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      2. Tommy Walker‏ @wanderingwalk3r 1h1 hour ago
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        Great coverage @jamespomfret - during the PolyU siege last weekend, I took this, too.pic.twitter.com/eRG09TnRtB

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      3. Tommy Walker‏ @wanderingwalk3r 1h1 hour ago
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        pic.twitter.com/CxueMVRVpw

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      1. 小白鼠先生 😷‏ @shiroihamusan 1h1 hour ago
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        From the time PLA leave the base and enter Hong Kong for the first time, indicates Hong Kong is no longer a safe placepic.twitter.com/IyvYtFmync

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      1.  😷 Trainee Healer  🕯️‏ @0lvHealer 2h2 hours ago
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         😷 Trainee Healer  🕯️ Retweeted Cecil Yuen

        Thank You Press; Please Stay Safe! #StandWithHongKong #PolyU #supportPolyUhttps://twitter.com/yuen_cecil/status/1197707969560924161 …

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        #SOSHK by #runtogetherhkers 21 Nov 2019 Outside Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, Wan Chai, #Hongkongers https://twitter.com/stripeboy/status/1197560558255362048 … pic.twitter.com/dW5AMc6ben
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      1. trix 🎗‏ @trix______ 2h2 hours ago
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        Oh dear. All i can say is god bless, especially those who are still inside #PolyU

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      1.  😷Be 💦Water 💦in Hong Kong‏ @BeWaterInHK 1h1 hour ago
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        They aren’t even hiding they are directly involved in crackdown of #HongKongProtest #SOSHK #StandWithHongKong

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      1. Norm‏ @NIHAustin 1h1 hour ago
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        Horrifying. Simply horrifying.

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      1. Rob Carson‏ @Rob__Carson 2h2 hours ago
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        Replying to @jamespomfret @Sophiemcneill @Reuters

        They've been doing this in France for the last year I suspect. Not that Reuters are really reporting on the Gilet Jaunes

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