Rare Protests break out in Bo Xilai's city before his sacking

April 11, 2012 19:02

China's Chongqing city witnessed major demonstrations hours before its top administrator and Communist Party leader Bo Xilai was removed. Crises compounded last night as the purged leader's wife was detained on charges of murder following a mysterious death of 41-year-old British businessman.

Reports from Chongqing said the thousands of Chinese took to the streets and clashed with the police, but officials discounted that the riots had been triggered by the purge of Bo, considered to be a popular and powerful figure in the
Chongqing city. Bo Xilai, the charismatic former party leader of the city
was suspended from his post on the politburo, the 25-member body that runs the world's most populous nation.

Also read on the bbc: Netizens debate Bo Xilai despite censorship

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