China: angry crowd attacks police...

A crowd has attacked police in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen following the death of a motorcyclist, the Xinhua state media said.

Xinhua said police were conducting a crackdown on illegal vehicles in Bao'an district when the man crashed his bike after failing to stop at a checkpoint.

Hundreds of people were reported to have come on to the streets to protest, with some of them turning on police.

Stones were thrown at officers and a police car was burned in the unrest.

Correspondents say such outbursts against perceived abuses of power by officials are not uncommon. More...

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