China Scene: East

Man with a gun turns out to be man with a lighter

Six police cars were sent to pursue a "gun-holding" man on Sunday in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, but the weapon turned out to be an oversized lighter, not a gun.

The police station in Nanjing received a call from a person who said a man was carrying a half-meter-long hunting gun in the street. Six police cars were immediately sent to find the man.