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Police arrest 30 people involved in violent protest
(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-11-20 18:11

LONGNAN - Police have arrested 30 people involved in the violent protest in northwest China's Gansu Province, a local official said Thursday.

The violent protest was put under control and the social order returned normal in the Wudu District of Longnan City, where a group of petitioners attacked local government buildings on Monday and Tuesday, said Lu Xuechun, the city's deputy Party chief at a press conference.