LOWacled · L2 · riot2025-03-23
[China] Riots: Violent demonstration
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On 23 March 2025, Catholics gathered to demonstrate against the police's oppressive measures against their religion in Wenshui county (Lvliang, Shanxi), after they had ambushed a prayer gathering and injured an elderly attendee in the process (separately coded). The believers engaged in physical clashes against the police, such as attacking a police officer from the Special Unit, causing him to be hospitalized. In the police's attempts to disperse the crowds with tear gas and batons, they injured at least two demonstrators, with one suffering from a coma.
- Severity
- LOW
- Occurred
- 2025-03-23
- Country
- China
- Event type
- riot
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