|
REGIONAL> Major News
![]() |
|
Petitioners unrest 'under control' in Gansu
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-11-19 06:46 LANZHOU -- Authorities in northwest China's Gansu Province have put the violent protest under control after a group of petitioners attacked local government buildings on Monday night, said a provincial government official. The protesters have left the government building and the social order has resumed normal in Longnan City, where the unrest erupted, on Tuesday night. More than 30 residents in Dongjiang Town, Wudu District, who faced resettlement, gathered at the city's government around 9:30 a.m. on Monday, asking the authorities for proper solutions concerning their farmland, housing and livelihoods. The unrest resulted from a planned relocation of the city's government which would force the residents to be resettled. The protesters talked with some officials on Monday but they failed to reach any agreement. On Monday night, more people joined them and some of the protesters attacked government buildings, damaged vehicles and facilities, and injured some policemen who tried to maintain order, according to a report of the provincial government. The government's relocation plan has not been approved by the central government yet, the report said. |
方山县| 广昌县| 和静县| 定安县| 江山市| 山阳县| 永修县| 台中市| 永嘉县| 灵台县| 铜山县| 汕尾市| 阿勒泰市| 平邑县| 衡水市| 潍坊市| 永善县| 阜南县| 台北市| 原平市| 闽清县| 阳朔县| 周至县| 丰镇市| 乐清市| 鹰潭市| 蕉岭县| 张掖市| 焉耆| 灵寿县| 龙南县| 荆州市| 合江县| 民勤县| 尖扎县| 南宫市| 西城区| 巨鹿县| 忻州市| 隆尧县| 三都|