Results tagged “environmentalproblem”

In the most recent tiff over pollution, villagers in Fujian attacked police and took local officials hostage to protest a sewage treatment plant (next to a tannery and oil refinery) that they said was polluting the environment - evidenced by foul smells coming form the building. While the protests had occured over several days - ever snce the plant sent a major stench through the area on August 19 - on Monday, things boiled over. 10,000 people confronted 2,000 riot police and at least 10 people were injured with the demonstrations turned violent, according to South China Morning Post.