Students' brawl with military instructors sparks online debate

Forty students sustained injuries following a brawl involving military training instructors at a high school in an incident that has sparked heated debate among netizens.

The incident is the latest involving military instructors at high schools, and the local government requested that they be withdrawn for Grade One students in Huangcang Middle School, Longshan county, Hunan province.

Two local armed forces officials were sacked following the incident and a teacher was temporarily removed from his post, the local publicity department said in a statement on Tuesday night.