Hong Kong police raid 2 indie bookstores, arrest several over national security

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Hong Kong police conducted raids on two independent bookstores, Have a Nice Stay and Greenfield Book Store, arresting multiple individuals and seizing books over national security concerns. Both shops focused on humanities and had no reported involvement in annual city events.

Hong Kong police arrested multiple people and seized books during a raid on two independent bookshops on Wednesday, the South China Morning Post has learned. A source told the SCMP that national security police searched Have a Nice Stay bookshop in Prince Edward and Greenfield Book Store in Mong Kok. Officers seized books and made multiple arrests during the operation. Both shops are independently owned and focus on books related to the humanities. They have not taken part in the city’s annual...