China Scene: West
China Daily | Updated: 2009-05-28 07:50
Book thief says he loves to read and not a criminal
A man who was arrested for trying to steal books in Chongqing municipality confessed on Monday that he stole 1,565 books in the last three years.
Surnamed Liu, he said he felt his crime was just a bad habit but the hobby costs several bookstores 37,000 yuan ($5,417) in losses.
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