The offices of Apple Daily, which is reportedly a pro-democracy newspaper, were raided by Hong Kong law enforcement on Thursday. Officials arrested five executives of the organisation, including the chief editor.

The arrests were made under the city’s national security law, reported AFP.

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The arrests are the latest police operation targeting the popular tabloid that has unapologetically supported the financial hub’s pro-democracy movement.

Police said five executives were arrested “for collusion with a foreign country or with external elements to endanger national security”.

A police source confirmed to AFP that all five were executives from Next Digital, Apple Daily’s parent company.

Apple Daily said Law was among those arrested.

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The paper broadcast live footage of the police raid on its Facebook account.

Officers could be seen cordoning off the complex and walking through the building.

It is the second raid on Apple Daily in less than a year.

Jimmy Lai, the proprietor of Apple Daily, is currently serving multiple jail sentences for attending pro-democracy demonstrations in Hong Kong.