China official held over shooting

from the BBC News
The authorities in China have arrested a police commander who ordered officers to open fire during a disturbance, killing protesters, media reports say.

The arrest comes after officials broke several days' silence to say that three villagers were shot dead in the protest, in Guangdong province.

Local residents have alleged that up to 20 people were killed.

If this is true, this could be China's deadliest use of force against protesters since Tiananmen Square.

A special investigation into the incident has been launched.

Protests against corruption, pollution and land seizures have become increasingly common in rural China.

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