Two men held for chopping off hand

Police in Guangzhou have detained two men suspected of chopping off the hand of a 7-year-old boy on Wednesday.

According to statements released by the city's public security bureau on Sina Weibo, police detained the prime suspect, surnamed Ma, in Huangpu district at about 1 pm. Later, they detained another suspect surnamed Wu, in Haizhu district.

Both Ma, 41, and Wu, 38, are from Hubei province, the authorities said.