Thousands riot in China, attack cops [View All]

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BEIJING: Thousands of Chinese farmers and laid-off workers rioted in central China, attacking police and smashing squad cars, a local official said on Monday, the latest in a string of violent protests.

Nine police cars were burnt during the riot on Friday in the central province of Hunan in which 20,000 people clashed with about 1,000 police armed with guns and electric cattle prods, a local official said.

"They did it because they were not satisfied with some government behaviour," the official, surnamed Tan, said over telephone from the district of Lingling, which belongs to the Hunan city of Yongzhou. "They were also unhappy about corruption," Tan said without elaborating....>

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