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Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong have been released on bail after a day of detention and they thanked people for their support.
Agnes Chow and Jimmy Lai were among 10 people arrested under the new national security law for the territory.
Chow said, "I have been arrested four times, but this was the most frightening experience. It was the toughest."
Chow added she was grateful for all the support she got from people in Hong Kong, Japan and elsewhere in the world.
Police say she is suspected of having ties to a group that's asking foreign nations to impose sanctions on the Chinese and Hong Kong governments.
Media mogul Lai received a hero's welcome at the headquarters of his Apple Daily newspaper. The publication is often critical of Beijing.
Lai said, "We have the support of the people of Hong Kong. We must not let them down."
That support was evident Wednesday when Apple Daily sold nearly eight times the usual number of copies.
Lawmakers in Japan have denounced the arrests. A non-partisan group issued a statement saying any act that infringes upon fundamental human rights, such as freedom of thought or expression, cannot be tolerated.
The lawmakers want the government to extend the period people from Hong Kong can stay in Japan without visas.