China church demolition leads to clash

Posted on August 1, 2006 10:28 PM | | Comments (0)

By Christopher Bodeen | Associated Press Writer
July 31, 2006

Police clashed with 3,000 Christians protesting the forced demolition of a partially built church in eastern China, leaving four people with serious injuries, a human rights group said Monday.

Fighting broke out Saturday when 500 officers arrived in Xiaoshan, a district on the outskirts of the resort city of Hangzhou, the Information Center for Human Rights and Democracy reported.

The demolition work went ahead despite the clash, in which about 20 people were hurt, the Hong Kong-based group said.

A Xiaoshan police officer confirmed an "illegal building" had been torn down, but he refused to give his name or any details. Other local government officials refused to comment.

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