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38-Year-Old Mother Crushed by a Digger as cops watch. (Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COfV4pdhn5s
In China's Henan province on Monday, January 3, a 38-year-old woman and mother, Li Li, was killed by a digger. It happened while she was protesting a construction project, local media reported.
Officials say her death was an accident. But this video has led many to believe otherwise. It was originally shown on local television, and now it's circulating widely on Chinese websites. It shows Li Li being crushed by a digging machine while rows of security personnel look on without trying to stop it.
This man (in the video) claims a water resource official named Zhang had told workers that he would take responsibility if they killed a protestor. But he says Zhang then stated, quote, "Kill eight to ten of them and no one will dare obstruct our work."
This latest death comes just nine days after an unrelated incident, where a village chief in Zhejiang province was crushed under a truck under suspicious circumstances. He too had been protesting a construction project. Officials claim his death was an accident, while many in the public believe he was run over intentionally.
Both these recent cases have sparked public mistrust of Chinese authorities.
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Related: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLjt6Cm30IA&feature=channel
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COfV4pdhn5s
In China's Henan province on Monday, January 3, a 38-year-old woman and mother, Li Li, was killed by a digger. It happened while she was protesting a construction project, local media reported.
Officials say her death was an accident. But this video has led many to believe otherwise. It was originally shown on local television, and now it's circulating widely on Chinese websites. It shows Li Li being crushed by a digging machine while rows of security personnel look on without trying to stop it.
This man (in the video) claims a water resource official named Zhang had told workers that he would take responsibility if they killed a protestor. But he says Zhang then stated, quote, "Kill eight to ten of them and no one will dare obstruct our work."
This latest death comes just nine days after an unrelated incident, where a village chief in Zhejiang province was crushed under a truck under suspicious circumstances. He too had been protesting a construction project. Officials claim his death was an accident, while many in the public believe he was run over intentionally.
Both these recent cases have sparked public mistrust of Chinese authorities.
.
Related: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLjt6Cm30IA&feature=channel
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