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Five teens arrested over bus torching

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Clifford Lo

Police yesterday arrested five teenagers suspected of being involved in the torching of four double-decker buses on Tuesday.

Four boys and a girl, aged 13 and 14, were arrested in Wong Tai Sin and Tseung Kwan O. A boy, who was arrested at a flat in Hong Yun House, Tsz Hong Estate, was seen escorted with his head covered to the police district headquarters in Wong Tai Sin last night.

Police did not say whether those arrested include a blogger nicknamed 'Hinhin Lau', who bragged that he was responsible for the arson.

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'This is my outstanding work,' the blogger told his friends on Facebook. 'I started the fire with alcohol.'

Police noticed the blogger's message after it was uploaded onto HKGolden, an online forum, sparking a heated discussion among forum contributors.

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An officer said crime-squad investigators were on the case, and would seek help from the blogger's internet service provider to track him down.

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