Angry Chinese occupy govt office, smash computers in environment protest

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Angry Chinese occupy govt office, smash computers in environment protest
Angry demonstrators occupied a government office in eastern China on Saturday, destroying computers and overturning cars in a violent protest against an industrial waste pipeline they said would poison their coastal waters.   

The demonstration was the latest in a string of protests sparked by fears of environmental degradation and highlights the social tensions the government in Beijing faces as it approaches a leadership transition this year.  

About 1,000 protesters marched through the coastal city of Qidong, about one hour north of Shanghai by car, shouting slogans against the plan pipeline that would empty waste from a paper factory in a nearby town into the sea.   

Demonstrators rejected the government's stand that waste from the factory would not pollute the coastal waters.   

REUTERS

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