Fatal beating at McDonald's spurs tighter cult crackdown

The crackdown on the "Almighty God" cult will focus on its illegal activities in Shandong, the Ministry of Public Security said on Tuesday, following the arrest of five members accused of beating a woman to death in the province.

There are no plans to extend investigations nationwide.

"Religious cults recruit and control adherents by fabricating and spreading superstitions and heresies. They use various means to harm people and collect large amounts of money," the ministry said in a statement, adding that religious cults are still finding ways to survive and spread their falsehoods.