{
  "id": 4373046,
  "title": "Hong Kong police investigate viral video of dog in washing machine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/hong-kong-police-investigate-viral-video-of-dog-in-washing-machine-4373046",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-30T07:33:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/law-and-crime/article/3365739/hong-kong-police-investigate-viral-video-dog-washing-machine"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Hong Kong police are investigating social media videos that appear to show a dog trapped inside an operating washing machine. Police confirmed on Sunday that they had received a report the previous night about a video circulating on a social media platform showing a suspect treating a dog inappropriately. Two Instagram stories that surfaced on Saturday night showed a dog inside a front-loading…",
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        "outlet": "South China Morning Post - Hong Kong",
        "title": "Hong Kong police investigate viral video of dog in washing machine",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/30/hong-kong-police-investigate-viral-video-of-dog-in-washing-machine",
        "published": "2026-08-30T07:33:01.000Z"
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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."
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