10 accused of inciting clashes with police in Pingdu; 34 hurt

Public security authorities have accused 10 people of assaulting police officers and damaging cars during an incident that injured 34 people in Shandong province in early October, Xinhua News Agency reported on Sunday.

The suspects, all unemployed from the city of Pingdu, were detained, according to the report, which said they face charges of obstructing police, intentional injury, inciting crowds to disrupt public order and provoking trouble.

The move comes after violence in Pingdu on Oct 5 and 6, when hundreds of people gathered under the banner of "military veterans", Xinhua said. It added that the main suspects have complex backgrounds, and some have criminal records for "robbery, fraud, drug abuse and picking a quarrel".