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Chinese
police have quelled a mass riot sparked by rumours that a disabled fruit seller
had been beaten to death by local officials.
State media
reported that hundreds of people threw stones and clashed with police on the
streets of Anshun, in the southern Guizhou province.
The
authorities said they would carry out an autopsy on the fruit seller to
determine how he died.
Similar
rumours sparked days of rioting in Guangdong province in June.
The
Guangdong riot snowballed into a wider protest about official corruption and
discrimination against migrant workers.
In Anshun,
the unrest appears to have been limited to anger over the street trader's
death.
The
state-run China Daily quoted a statement from Anshun's local government
confirming the hawker had died.
The
statement did not comment on the cause of his death, but said "before the
incident occurred, chengguan [urban management officers] were working in the
area".
Local
police had earlier told the Xinhua news agency that the trader had been
involved in an argument with the officials.
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