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Hong Kong Legislators Formally Kill Controversial Extradition Bill

Anita Powell

   HONG KONG - Hong Kong's legislature on Wednesday formally killed the
   extradition bill that sparked four months of anti-government protests
   -- on the same day that the murder suspect at the center of this issue
   was released from jail in Hong Kong and said he plans to turn himself
   in to Taiwanese authorities.

   But protesters and opposition legislators say this is a small
   concession, and won't lead them to back down from their five demands of
   Hong Kong's government.

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