Dumplings poisoned by 'saboteurs'

Chinese police yesterday said there was little chance that dumplings tainted with pesticides and blamed for making 10 people ill in Japan were contaminated in China.

"Our investigation shows that the poisoning incident in Japan was a case of sabotage, and not a food safety problem," Yu Xinmin, deputy director of the criminal investigation bureau with the Ministry of Public Security (MPS), said.

"And it's unlikely that the sabotage happened in China," he told a press conference organized by the State Council Information Office.