Brutal Crackdown on Hangzhou Waste Incinerator Protest Leaves 3 Dead, Sparks Riot

BnSLJE7CcAAZOqf 12th May 2014 At least three peo­ple are report­ed dead with dozens more injured, hos­pi­tal­ized and arrest­ed after hun­dreds of police began a bru­tal repre

BnSLJE7CcAAZOqf 12th May 2014 At least three peo­ple are report­ed dead with dozens more injured, hos­pi­tal­ized and arrest­ed after hun­dreds of police began a bru­tal repres­sion with baton beat­ings, tasers and tear gas, in a move to clear out 1000′s of pro­posed waste incin­er­a­tor plant pro­test­ers in Hangzhou.

Social media accounts are report­ing that 2 men and a child were killed by police dur­ing the ini­tial crack­down. Peo­ple report that the inci­dent began with the police attack­ing the elder­ly peo­ple who were sit­ting as a bar­ri­er to the over­pass encamp­ment that has been on site in past weeks.

The police vio­lence sparked a vio­lent response from the thou­sands that were gath­ered to protest. At least 15 police vehi­cles, includ­ing bus­es were over­turned and some of them burned. The resis­tance to the police con­tin­ued in waves into the night.

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Sev­er­al peo­ple are report­ing that cell and inter­net ser­vice have been cut off. Chi­nese state run media has yet to report on the inci­dent.

Hun­dreds of police were sent out today to quell the protest.