Hong Kong
Hong Kong police arrests six people from an independent news outlet
Beijing/UNI: Police in Hong Kong have arrested six people working for an online media outlet allegedly for "conspiracy to publish seditious publications", BBC reported here on Wednesday.
Police however, did not identify the publication but sources said they are believed to be from Stand News, an independent news outlet in Hong Kong.
Those arrested include three men and three women aged between 34 and 73 years.
More than 200 police officers are also carrying out raids at the publication's office.
Stand News' Facebook page posted videos of multiple police officers at the door of deputy assignment director Ronson Chan early on Wednesday morning.
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