China arrests 90 over child abductions
- Published: 22 Nov 2012 at 12.47
- Online news: Asia
Police have arrested 90 gang suspects across China and freed 28 children who were allegedly kidnapped from the far west and taken to various cities to steal, the China Daily said.
File picture. Police have arrested 90 gang suspects across China and freed 28 children who were allegedly kidnapped from the far west and taken to various cities to steal, the China Daily said. Authorities carried out the operation last month in Beijing and various provinces around the country.
"Suspected gang members 'beat, abused or threatened' these young children to force them to steal and rob in public places," it quoted the Ministry of Public Security spokesman Huang Shihai as saying.
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