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Hong Kong police arrest man for posts about deadly fire
The arrest marks the first use of a national security provision against prejudicing an investigation following a fire that killed at least 159 people, police said.
- Police in Hong Kong arrested a 71-year-old man for allegedly disclosing details of a national security investigation in a YouTube video.
- The man, Wong Kwok-ngon, was a writer for Apple Daily and deputy convenor of the disbanded Civil Human Rights Front.
- Authorities warned against exploiting a recent deadly fire tragedy to cause turmoil, with the city's leader vowing to ensure justice.
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Hong Kong man arrested after posting online about deadly fire
HONG KONG — The Hong Kong national security police arrested a 71-year-old man Saturday, accusing him of publishing videos with “seditious intention” online and inciting hatred of the government in the wake of an apartment complex fire that killed at least 159 people.
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Hong Kong police arrest man over fire criticisms
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s national security police arrested a 71-year-old man Saturday in the first publicly confirmed arrest related to criticism of authorities over a high-rise apartment blaze that killed at least 159 people.
·Billings, United States
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