From BBC News:
China’s President Hu Jintao has called for a swift investigation into the murder of a Chinese journalist at an illegal coal mine, state media said.
The president’s extremely rare intervention follows an outcry over the beating to death of Lan Chengzhang outside the mine, in Shanxi province.
The mine owner is among several people who have been detained over the attack. Some local officials suggested Mr Lan was not an accredited journalist and may have been trying to extort money.[Full Text]
