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Washington state senator arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun through airport

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Washington state senator arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun through airport

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politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months ago

Washington state senator arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun through airport | CNN

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An American politician has been arrested in Hong Kong for carrying a gun into the city, according to a charge sheet seen by CNN, in what he has called an “honest mistake.”

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Excited to hear how American security retaliates against a Chinese official for carrying a thing Americans consider dangerous.

So, probably a book.
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  I mean, by recent censorship it’d be a book with gay people in it, and China would agree with the arrest.

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