6 injured in clash over water project

Protestors were demanding release of detained villagers

GUANGZHOU: At least six people were injured Sunday in a clash between villagers and law enforcement officers over the construction of a drinking water project in Yingde, a city of Guangdong province.

According to a statement released by the Yingde city government yesterday, more than 300 residents of three villages in the city's Hengshishui town rallied in front of the township government headquarters to protest the detention of several villagers on Saturday.