Hong Kong hawker arrested for allegedly inciting others on social media to kill government officials, judicial officers


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A Hong Kong hawker has been arrested for allegedly inciting a suicidal man on social media to kill government officials and judicial officers when he took his own life. The 64-year-old man was arrested in Sheung Shui on Monday on suspicion of inciting others to cause bodily harm and officers seized two mobile phones during the operation, police said on Tuesday. In a message responding to the suicidal man’s post on Facebook, the hawker suggested his death would be more honourable if he could make government and judicial personnel “perish together” with him, according to police. Hong Kong national security...