Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow arrested

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Prominent pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow was arrested at her Hong Kong home on Monday under Chinaࢀ™s new national security law, according to reports. A masked Chow was seen in a video being arrested and whisked off in a vehicle as authorities broadened their enforcement of the law after earlier detaining nine other people, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai. ࢀœItࢀ™s now confirmed that Agnes Chow has been arrested for ࢀ˜inciting secessionࢀ™ under the national security law,ࢀ which took effect June 30, her Facebook account announced about the national security sweep. Nathan Law, a fellow activist who is in Britain, said in…