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Weekly Photos: August 1 - 7

Updated: 2011-08-08 12:00

(chinadaily.com.cn)

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Weekly Photos: August 1 - 7

Policemen use riot shields to protect themselves from hurled bottles during a riot control exercise in Chengdu, the capital of Southwest China's Sichuan province, August 3, 2011. The exercise, during which around 10 young men attacked a 40-member police patrol team, was aimed to enhance the police's ability to tackle fierce conditions. The fake rioters were taken down within three seconds. The drill will last for two weeks. [Photo/CFP] 


Weekly Photos: August 1 - 7

A forklift wedding fleet drives down a road in Beiwangduan village, Xingtai city, North China's Hebei province, August 3, 2011. The newlyweds decided to use eight forklifts to form their wedding fleet because they met each other when the groom, a forklift driver, was buying the vehicle from the bride who was a forklift seller. [Photo/Xinhua] 


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