Pyramid sellers attack police
By Li Qian |
June 19, 2012, Tuesday
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TWENTY people involved in a pyramid selling scheme have been detained after several security guards and police officers were injured in a riot at a residential complex in Hefei, capital of east China's Anhui Province.
They were among hundreds of scheme members who challenged police after their meeting place in the complex was discovered on Saturday morning.
Security guards were beaten up and had their walkie-talkies smashed while some rioters tried to grab a police officer's gun, seriously injuring him as he lay on the ground refusing to let go of the weapon while he was kicked by several attackers.
The officer, surnamed Cheng, suffered severe leg injuries.
Two security guard team leaders were hit by bricks and one of them, Liu Chuanru, suffered kidney damage which could lead to an operation to have one removed, the Xin'an Evening News reported yesterday.
"I attempted to block them, but they just rushed to attack me," a security guard surnamed Gao said. The two team leaders were quickly surrounded and beaten to the ground. The rioters even tried to stop an ambulance from reaching the injured.
Pyramid sellers often had quarrels or scuffles with security guards in nearby residential complexes, where the illegal activities were rampant, because their scams were often hindered by security guards, an unnamed guard told the newspaper.
The pyramid sellers seemed to have no fear of the police. There were shouts of "Let's teach the police a lesson," the newspaper reported.
A SWAT police squad eventually put a stop to the riot.
They were among hundreds of scheme members who challenged police after their meeting place in the complex was discovered on Saturday morning.
Security guards were beaten up and had their walkie-talkies smashed while some rioters tried to grab a police officer's gun, seriously injuring him as he lay on the ground refusing to let go of the weapon while he was kicked by several attackers.
The officer, surnamed Cheng, suffered severe leg injuries.
Two security guard team leaders were hit by bricks and one of them, Liu Chuanru, suffered kidney damage which could lead to an operation to have one removed, the Xin'an Evening News reported yesterday.
"I attempted to block them, but they just rushed to attack me," a security guard surnamed Gao said. The two team leaders were quickly surrounded and beaten to the ground. The rioters even tried to stop an ambulance from reaching the injured.
Pyramid sellers often had quarrels or scuffles with security guards in nearby residential complexes, where the illegal activities were rampant, because their scams were often hindered by security guards, an unnamed guard told the newspaper.
The pyramid sellers seemed to have no fear of the police. There were shouts of "Let's teach the police a lesson," the newspaper reported.
A SWAT police squad eventually put a stop to the riot.
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