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One dies as villagers clash in east China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-10-24 01:35

LINGXIAN, Shandong Province: Police were attempting to appease more than 100 villagers Friday in east China's Shandong Province after one died Wednesday in a clash over land dispute, local police said.

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The clash occurred between weapon-wielding residents of Fujia and Baiji villages. A person from Baiji Village died from heart attack in the clash, an officer with the Public Security Bureau of Lingxian County said.

No other details are immediately available.