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Man held for shooting at noisy dancers in China Man held for shooting at noisy dancers in China
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Police in south-west China have detained a man who opened fire with an air rifle on a group of “dancing grannies” after becoming infuriated at the volume at which they were playing their music.Police in south-west China have detained a man who opened fire with an air rifle on a group of “dancing grannies” after becoming infuriated at the volume at which they were playing their music.
Chinese state media said the man, named only as Mo, lost his cool when he asked the group of swinging septuagenarians who had set up camp outside his home in Guangxi province to turn down the volume and was rebuffed.Chinese state media said the man, named only as Mo, lost his cool when he asked the group of swinging septuagenarians who had set up camp outside his home in Guangxi province to turn down the volume and was rebuffed.
Xinhua said the man fired three shots from an air rifle, hitting one of the women in the leg. He fled the scene and was picked up by police in a neighbouring province six days later, according to Guilin Life, a local news website.Xinhua said the man fired three shots from an air rifle, hitting one of the women in the leg. He fled the scene and was picked up by police in a neighbouring province six days later, according to Guilin Life, a local news website.
Xinhua said Mo claimed he had intended to destroy the sound system. He was being held on charges of endangering public safety and could face further charges relating to illegal possession of a firearm.Xinhua said Mo claimed he had intended to destroy the sound system. He was being held on charges of endangering public safety and could face further charges relating to illegal possession of a firearm.
The women had been practising a dance routine celebrating International Women’s Day.The women had been practising a dance routine celebrating International Women’s Day.
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Square dancing is a wildly popular pastime in China, where elderly damas crowd into parks, squares and housing estates each evening for often raucous sessions. But repeated outbreaks of violence – the result of public fury over excessive noise – have marred its image.Square dancing is a wildly popular pastime in China, where elderly damas crowd into parks, squares and housing estates each evening for often raucous sessions. But repeated outbreaks of violence – the result of public fury over excessive noise – have marred its image.
In 2014 an irate Beijing resident unleashed three Tibetan mastiffs on a group of women, Xinhua reported. The previous year amateur dancers in the city of Wuhan were pelted with rocks and excrement by angry locals. Residents of one apartment block erected a 100-metre barbed wire fence to keep the dancers out.In 2014 an irate Beijing resident unleashed three Tibetan mastiffs on a group of women, Xinhua reported. The previous year amateur dancers in the city of Wuhan were pelted with rocks and excrement by angry locals. Residents of one apartment block erected a 100-metre barbed wire fence to keep the dancers out.
Facing a growing public outcry, authorities have vowed to bring the unruly dancers into line. “Square dancing represents the collective aspect of Chinese culture but now it seems that the over-enthusiasm of participants has dealt it a harmful blow with disputes over noise and venues,” Liu Guoyong, a sports official, told the China Daily newspaper last year. “So we have to guide it with national standards and regulations.”Facing a growing public outcry, authorities have vowed to bring the unruly dancers into line. “Square dancing represents the collective aspect of Chinese culture but now it seems that the over-enthusiasm of participants has dealt it a harmful blow with disputes over noise and venues,” Liu Guoyong, a sports official, told the China Daily newspaper last year. “So we have to guide it with national standards and regulations.”
Additional reporting by Christy YaoAdditional reporting by Christy Yao