Across China: Hebei

Bank robbers on trial

Five suspects in a major bank robbery in North China's Hebei Province went on trial yesterday at the Handan Intermediate People's Court, said Han Yuanheng, publicity director of the Hebei provincial higher court.

The five suspects included Ren Xiaofeng, 34, and Ma Xiangjing, 37, both former vault managers at the Handan branch of the Agricultural Bank of China (ABC).