#HK CRACKDOWN WATCH UPDATE:
1) Police say:
-a 4th person has been arrested for #July1 Legco break-in
-# arrested Aug 27 in Sham Shui Po was 2 (not 5 as previously reported) for unlawful assembly
-26 arrested over weekend in relation to previous protests
-nearly 900 arrests total
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2) 2 more charged w 'riot' Aug 24 at Kowloon Bay, 1 of those also w assaulting police 3) 2 charged w unlawful assembly Aug 24 at Wong Tai Sin 4) 1 charged w possessing explosives & assaulting police Aug 11 in Whampoa
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Now a total of 51 protesters have been charged w 'riot': Sheung Wan July 28-44 Wong Tai Sin Aug 5- 1 Sham Shui Po Aug 6- 1 Kwun Tong Aug 24- 5
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Perhaps police are now beginning to make good on their post-Legco-break-in threat of a wide-ranging crackdown. Many of the recent arrests have been at suspects' homes. On the street, there's very much the feel you could be arrested anywhere at any time.
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Based on the most recent police announcement containing exact figures (on Aug 27), the total number of protesters arrested is now 908 and the total number charged in court is 145. https://bit.ly/2M67fGu pic.twitter.com/lXMNnOLFVS
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