Villagers Riot After 2 Elderly Protesters Die
From Times Wire Reports
Thousands of villagers rioted in eastern China, injuring dozens of police, after two of about 200 elderly women protesting factory pollution died during efforts to disperse them, residents and officials said.
The rioting Sunday in Huankantou village in the wealthy coastal province of Zhejiang was the latest in a string of outbreaks of rural violence as the world’s most populous nation confronts a widening wealth gap and widespread corruption.
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