36 Reported Held After Raid on Church
From Times Wire Reports
Chinese police raided a Bible school run by an underground Protestant church, detaining 36 people amid a nationwide crackdown on Christians worshiping in churches not controlled by the Communist Party, an overseas support group said.
About 50 officers armed with electric cattle prods and backed by more than 10 police vehicles surrounded the school in the eastern province of Anhui, according to the China Aid Assn.
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