Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy Apple Daily paper and arrest five


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Hong Kong police have raided the offices of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily and arrested five executives under the city's national security law, including its chief editor Ryan Law. The arrests on Thursday morning are the latest police operation targeting the popular tabloid that has unapologetically supported the financial hub's pro-democracy movement. Police said five executives were arrested 'for collusion with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security'. A police source confirmed to AFP that all five were executives from Next Digital, Apple Daily's parent company. Apple Daily said Law was among those arrested. The paper broadcast...