The government said the protest was triggered on Monday by about 30 people whose houses had been demolished to make way for a new government building, in an apparent typical “land grab” case that often leads to protests in China.
The government said…I don’t believe in what governments say. You can bet China is coming apart at the seams with massive civil unrest from factory closing and layoffs.
BEIJING (AFP) — Security forces in northwest China used tear gas to quell two days of violent protests by thousands of people who used axes, chains and iron bars to attack police, witnesses and officials said on Wednesday. At least 60 people, including police and officials, were injured during the riots, according to a statement on the government website of Longnan city in Gansu province, where the violence occurred. “Protesters used iron rods, chains, axes, hoes… to attack officials and policemen at close proximity,” the statement said. They also threw stones, bricks and flowers pots at the officials and police in front of the local government building, and attempted to hijack a fire truck that came to put out a blaze they started, according to the statement. More
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