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Hong Kong woman with knife arrested after demanding cash, Octopus cards at MTR station
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Police have arrested a woman on suspicion of attempted robbery after she brandished a knife at staff at an MTR station customer service centre and demanded Octopus cards and cash. A source familiar with the case told the South China Morning Post on Monday that the woman, a Hong Kong resident surname
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Hong Kong woman with knife arrested after demanding cash, Octopus cards at MTR station
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