Chinese Police Say 18 Detained After Violence at Protest
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Police in the southern Chinese city of Maoming detained 18 people after protests against a planned chemical plant turned violent, officials said at the first press conference held about the incident.
A total of 44 people are alleged to have broken the law during the demonstrations, said Zhou Peizhou, deputy police chief in Maoming, according to a transcript of a press conference yesterday posted on the People’s Daily website. Most of those detained face charges of gathering a crowd to disturb public order and instigating quarrels, Zhou said.