Dozens of suspects have
been seized after an offensive happened to a local police station
in Baoding, north China's Hebei Province on Sunday, June 3,
2007.
Police in Baoding, north China's Hebei Province, on Sunday cracked down on an
attack on a local police station organized by an illegal pyramid
selling gang.
China News Service reported that nine policemen were injured in
the attack that took place at around 4:00 PM after the police
arrested some of the leaders of the group from an illicit
gathering.
More than 200 group members, with clubs and blades in their
hands, rushed into the police station in the Xinshiqu District of
Baoding, assaulting police staff and destroying everything in their
path, including a police car.
The incident lasted for about 20 minutes, and some attackers
escaped from the locale before police reinforcements arrived.
Injured policemen were later sent to hospital as a large-scale
hunt was launched. Dozens of suspects have been seized at the time
of going to press.
(CRIENGLISH.com June 5, 2007)
