{
  "id": 3438406,
  "title": "Hong Kong police officer accidentally discharges firearm at base",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/hong-kong-police-officer-accidentally-discharges-firearm-at-base",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T05:37:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/3365289/hong-kong-police-officer-accidentally-discharges-firearm-base-loading-area"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A Hong Kong police officer accidentally discharged his service firearm at a police base in Mong Kok. The incident occurred at 11:01pm on Tuesday as the officer was loading a round into his service firearm at the West Kowloon Regional Emergency Unit's base. According to the South China Morning Post, a single round was fired and no one was injured.\n\nThere were no other incidents reported involving police officers or firearms. However, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department (AFCD) is investigating two new dog attack cases that resulted in injuries to a canine and a woman.\n\nIn a separate incident, the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCPD) issued warning letters to three domestic workers who used their employers' personal data without consent to secure loans.",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/dog-injured-woman-bitten-in-2-new-canine-attack-cases-in-hong-kong",
        "published": "2026-08-26T05:16:25.000Z"
      },
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        "published": "2026-08-26T09:52:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}