Crackdown on illegal weapons slashes crime
By Zhang Yan in Tangshan, Hebei and Zhao Yinan in Beijing | China Daily | Updated: 2012-06-13 08:07
Illegal guns are destroyed at a meltdown site in Wuhan, capital of Hubei province, on Tuesday, during a crackdown on gun-related crime nationwide. Chen Zhuo / for China Daily |
Police in 150 Chinese cities destroyed more than 100,000 illegal guns on Tuesday, as part of an ongoing crackdown that officials say is dramatically reducing gun-related crime across the country.
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