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Church members held in chemicals swoop

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Five members of the controversial Church of Zion have been arrested after police uncovered a store of potentially lethal hydrogen peroxide hidden in a flat in Fanling early yesterday.

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More than 40 detectives swooped on nine residential properties and arrested four men and one woman.

They also seized 30 litres of the chemical, which they allege was being sold illegally.

Anxious not to be seen persecuting the church, the police would not confirm last night that those detained were members.

But sources close to the case said the five, aged from 22 to 35, were either members or regular attenders of church gatherings.

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'We don't want to emphasise whether they are church members or not because it has little to do with the alleged offences under importation and distribution laws,' a police spokesman said.

Church of Zion leader, the Reverend Leung Yat-wah, is not among those held.

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