Alert issued after Chinese police officer loses his gun in a public toilet
PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 10 February, 2016, 11:04am
UPDATED : Wednesday, 10 February, 2016, 11:09am
Gloria Chan
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The appeal for information about the missing weapon. Photo: Sina.cn
A police force in southern China had to put out a public appeal after an officer lost his gun in a public toilet, according to a newspaper report.
The policeman mislaid the gun at a toilet near a police station in Guiyang in Guizhou province on Saturday, The Mirror reported.
Mobile phone users in Xiuwen county received a text message from the local government appealing for information about the missing weapon.
A reward of 10,000 yuan (HK$11,800) was offered for information leading to the retrieval of the gun, the report said.
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The gun was found on Tuesday afternoon, but the report gave no details about where or how it was retrieved.
