26 arrested for hooliganism in S China  

汕头民众冲击市委大院围殴干部 26人被刑拘

汕头市警方28日就莲塘群体性事件(即“9·26”事件)通报称，9月26日发生的民众冲击市委大院事件，系少数因赌博案件被查而对政府不满的不法分子借口反对垃圾填埋场扩建，而裹胁不明真相民众到汕头市委闹事所引发。[查看全文]

Police in a southern Chinese city have arrested 26 suspects for attacking a government building and causing many injuries, authorities said Sunday.

Many officials, police officers and members of the public were injured, including many in a serious condition, after an angry crowd stormed the building of the Party committee of Shantou City, Guangdong Province, said Qiu Wei, vice mayor of Shantou, at a press conference.

Qiu said the suspects stoked public anger about the expansion of a garbage dump. The suspects had previously incited villagers to block roads and clash with police, injuring over 30 officers, on July 7, in an attempt to force the authority to release several gamblers they arrested.

Police arrested the suspects and seized 200 weapons, including knives and batons, on Saturday.

Some residents, however, told Xinhua they were upset about the insufficient compensation after government requisition of their land.