Police wedding rumors: 2 held
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December 13, 2011, Tuesday
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TWO men have been detained in central China's Hunan Province for spreading a rumor that thousands of police officers guarded a wedding procession earlier this month.
The men were held in the provincial capital of Changsha on Sunday, local police said yesterday.
They are accused of claiming that 5,000 police officers and 100 police vehicles were seen guarding a wedding convoy in the city on December 6, investigators said.
The two men, both in their twenties, posted a video clip online showing crowds of police officers and a wedding convoy on the city streets.
Police investigators said the incident was a coincidence, as officers returning from a training drill happened to pass the convoy at that particular moment.
Local police officials said the rumor spread quickly. The men will be detained for five days, officials said.
Authorities have vowed to strengthen management of online content to prevent rumors from spreading. Leading Chinese Internet firms have agreed to tight content controls. Sina.com, the portal that is home to Weibo, agreed to set up "rumor-crushing teams" this year.
China has some 485 million registered Internet users, the highest number of any country.
The men were held in the provincial capital of Changsha on Sunday, local police said yesterday.
They are accused of claiming that 5,000 police officers and 100 police vehicles were seen guarding a wedding convoy in the city on December 6, investigators said.
The two men, both in their twenties, posted a video clip online showing crowds of police officers and a wedding convoy on the city streets.
Police investigators said the incident was a coincidence, as officers returning from a training drill happened to pass the convoy at that particular moment.
Local police officials said the rumor spread quickly. The men will be detained for five days, officials said.
Authorities have vowed to strengthen management of online content to prevent rumors from spreading. Leading Chinese Internet firms have agreed to tight content controls. Sina.com, the portal that is home to Weibo, agreed to set up "rumor-crushing teams" this year.
China has some 485 million registered Internet users, the highest number of any country.
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