Sullen workers storm local court

More than 200 factory workers attacked police officers outside a court in Foshan, Guangdong province on Monday in protest over the compensation they received during the factory's bankruptcy proceedings.

The workers had been employed with the state-owned Lingnan Machinery Factory, which filed for bankruptcy with the city's Nanhai district court in 2001, Guangzhou-based Nanfang Daily reported yesterday.

Around 8:30 am on Monday, the workers gathered outside the district court and set up banners in the middle of the road near the court.