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Henan official dies 24 hours after being probed

By Zhao Chunzhe (chinadaily.com.cn)
Updated: 2010-01-14 10:50
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An official has been found dead 24 hours after being questioned, the Beijing News reported.

Liu Yunfeng, an official of the Dengzhou construction bureau in Dengzhou city of Henan province, was reportedly sent to a hotel to be questioned by the municipal discipline department over financial matters and was found dead 24 hours later.

Xu Guangxuan, vice secretary-general of the municipal Party committee, confirmed the news, but said it will take two or three days to find out the cause of death.