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China 'land grab protests'

2011-09-23 15 Dailymotion

Debris strewn in the street outside this police station in southern China gives weight to reports of the violent protests some newspaper reports say took place here.<br/> Hong Kong's South China Morning Post says this and other government buildings in Lufeng were attacked by thousands angered by the seizure of land.<br/> People whose land in Guangdong Province was sold to a property developer for more than 156 million dollars took to the streets to demand the return of their property.<br/> About a dozen people were injured during the protests.<br/> A municipal government statement said police officers were also hurt and police vehicles wrecked.<br/> Land grabs are generally carried out by private or state-linked companies but with the acquiescence of local governments.<br/> The unrest in Lufeng erupted on Wednesday and is not over yet.<br/> Paul Chapman, Reuters

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