Girl’s death sparks rioting in China

THOUSANDS of rioters torched police and government office buildings in south-west China, in unrest triggered by allegations of a cover-up over a girl’s death.

About 10,000 people mobbed government offices in Weng’an county, Guizhou province, demanding justice over the teenager’s death after her body was found in a local river.

“Local residents were very angry about the injustice exercised by local authorities,” said a resident, an official at a local government office.