No officials' kin involved in girl's death

GUIYANG: Police yesterday reiterated that no officials' relatives were responsible for the death of a girl that sparked violence in Weng'an county of Guizhou province on Saturday.

About 30,000 people torched the local public security bureau and government buildings and 42 vehicles, alleging that the children of some officials had raped and killed the 17-year-old Li Shufen.

The mayhem that lasted seven hours left 150 people, including policemen, injured, for which 59 people had been arrested till yesterday.