Tens of Thousands Riot in Southwest China

A wake up call of Beijing. You cant treat your people like dogs.
Maybe, just maybe the communist party in China is coming to its end.

WANZHOU DISTRICT, CHONGQING CITY

A violent riot involving tens of thousands of people erupted in southwest China, sparked by a conflict between a laborer and a pair of passersby on a Chongqing city street.

On the afternoon of October 18, a porter accidentally struck a woman passing by with the pole slung over his back, which was dirty and stained the woman�s clothes. A male accompanying the woman and who claimed to be a high-level government official struck the porter with his shoulder pole, breaking the laborer�s leg.

The man�s act caused public outrage, resulting in forty to fifty thousand people surrounding the district government building and burning many police patrol cars and fire engines. Authorities sent a thousand armed riot police to suppress the violent conflict.

The demonstrators were gradually dispersed by midnight. The event has since subsided but has caused Beijing�s leaders great alarm.

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I dont believe the source is credible.

A male accompanying the woman and who claimed to be a high-level government official struck the porter with his shoulder pole, breaking the laborer�s leg.

it is not possible,a high-level official in china won't carry a shoulder pole,if he want to beat that man,he needn't do it himself.

Originally posted by white_raven0
I dont believe the source is credible.

Any basis for that assertion? Is Xinhua credible?