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    October 27, 2011

In China, Hundreds Riot Over Taxes

   VOA News
   Riot police stand in front of residents at the entrance to the Zhili
   town government building after a protest in Huzhou city, Zhejiang
   province, October 27, 2011.
   Photo: Reuters

   Hundreds of small business owners in eastern China protested Thursday,
   throwing rocks and torching vehicles after a dispute over tax
   collections.
   State-run media said the riots broke out after the owner of a
   children's clothing company in the two of Zhili, in Zhejiang province,
   refused to pay his taxes, and then got a group together to attack the
   tax collector. Websites run by the Chinese government said the riots
   quickly grew, with as many as 600 people taking part.
   The Associated Press quoted the Huzhou Online as saying five people
   were arrested.
   Video from Zhili late Thursday showed hundreds of riot police
   patrolling around government buildings.

   Some information for this report was provided by Reuters.

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