8 arrested after riots in Jiangxi

Eight security guards employed by a forestry company were arrested on Thursday night following a clash with villagers in Jiangxi province, police said yesterday.

Shortly before midnight, about 150 residents of the village of Shuanghong, Tonggu county, attacked the offices of the Luhai Wood Industry Co Ltd, where they attempted to destroy and steal computers, air conditioners and desks, an anonymous police spokesman said.

The attack was sparked by a long-running dispute over land-use rents, he claimed.