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Residents Take to Streets After Man Reported Killed (Updated)

Thousands of people reportedly took to the streets in Luzhou, Sichuan to protest the death of a truck driver, apparently at the hands of police [See Update below]. Reuters reports: Pictures and video on China’s popular microblogging site Sina Weibo showed an apparently dead man sprawled out on the ground next to a truck as police held back onlookers. Reuters was unable to independently verify the photos and calls seeking comment from the Luzhou government in Sichuan

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