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| Wukan unrest: Chinese police offer rewards to find five suspects | Wukan unrest: Chinese police offer rewards to find five suspects |
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| Police in China have offered large rewards to find five people following violent protests in the southern fishing village of Wukan. | Police in China have offered large rewards to find five people following violent protests in the southern fishing village of Wukan. |
| A notice of the 100,000 RMB (£11,000) rewards, and pictures of the five, were broadcast on TV in nearby Lufeng city. | |
| It is not clear what charges they face, but police earlier arrested 13 people in an operation to quell protests. | It is not clear what charges they face, but police earlier arrested 13 people in an operation to quell protests. |
| The demonstrations followed the jailing of the village's elected chief, Lin Zuluan, last week. | The demonstrations followed the jailing of the village's elected chief, Lin Zuluan, last week. |
| The five suspects were named as Wei Yonghan, Cai Jiaxia, Yang Shaoji, Liu Hanchai and Hong Yongzhong. | The five suspects were named as Wei Yonghan, Cai Jiaxia, Yang Shaoji, Liu Hanchai and Hong Yongzhong. |
| The notice, broadcast by the Lufeng public security bureau in Guangdong province, urged the five to turn themselves in and warned that anyone helping them would be punished. | The notice, broadcast by the Lufeng public security bureau in Guangdong province, urged the five to turn themselves in and warned that anyone helping them would be punished. |
| Some villagers, however, have taken to social media describing the five suspects as heroes and encouraging others to protect them. | Some villagers, however, have taken to social media describing the five suspects as heroes and encouraging others to protect them. |
| Earlier, video posted online appeared to show clashes in the streets of Wukan with villagers throwing rocks at police who responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. | Earlier, video posted online appeared to show clashes in the streets of Wukan with villagers throwing rocks at police who responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. |
| The footage, which cannot be independently verified, showed one man being pinned to the ground by police in body armour, while other images showed bloodied villagers. | The footage, which cannot be independently verified, showed one man being pinned to the ground by police in body armour, while other images showed bloodied villagers. |
| Lufeng police gave no details of the operation but said the 13 arrests were made for public order offences. | Lufeng police gave no details of the operation but said the 13 arrests were made for public order offences. |
| Wukan appears to have been sealed off by the authorities who have imposed tight control. | Wukan appears to have been sealed off by the authorities who have imposed tight control. |
| Trouble began when village leader Lin Zuluan was jailed for three years last Thursday for corruption. | Trouble began when village leader Lin Zuluan was jailed for three years last Thursday for corruption. |
| He was voted in as Wukan's chief in 2012 in an attempt by the local government to end months of protests about illegal land grabs. | He was voted in as Wukan's chief in 2012 in an attempt by the local government to end months of protests about illegal land grabs. |
| Anger over land seizures by officials had triggered an open revolt against local party leaders. | Anger over land seizures by officials had triggered an open revolt against local party leaders. |
| Lin Zuluan's election by popular vote was seen as a rare compromise by the Chinese government. | Lin Zuluan's election by popular vote was seen as a rare compromise by the Chinese government. |
| He remains hugely popular and his supporters say a televised confession was forced and the charges against him are political. | He remains hugely popular and his supporters say a televised confession was forced and the charges against him are political. |