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Anti-coal protesters in China attack officials with sickles and clubs

MINING.COM Staff Writer | April 21, 2012 | 4:27 pm Energy Asia China Coal 

The Associated Press reports that villagers in China protesting against mining turned violent and in the ensuing melee one police officer died. The Lijiang city government in Yunnan province said late Friday that the violence erupted on Wednesday as villagers...

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