{"id":44574,"date":"2009-09-12T00:51:20","date_gmt":"2009-09-12T07:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=44574"},"modified":"2009-09-12T16:16:51","modified_gmt":"2009-09-12T23:16:51","slug":"china-sentences-3-to-prison-over-syringe-attacks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2009\/09\/china-sentences-3-to-prison-over-syringe-attacks\/","title":{"rendered":"China Sentences 3 to Prison over Syringe Attacks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/ap\/article\/ALeqM5j794twyjYyjeOIdsKWwzCUhsgvUAD9ALK09O2\">From AP:<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A court in western China&#8217;s Xinjiang region sentenced three people to up to 15 years in prison Saturday for a series of mysterious syringe attacks that led to mass protests against the local government.<\/p>\n<p>The protests by tens of thousands of Han Chinese earlier this month said the government can&#8217;t guarantee their safety. More than 500 people in Urumqi have reported being attacked, though state media said only about 100 showed evidence of being pricked.<\/p>\n<p>The Intermediate People&#8217;s Court in the regional capital, Urumqi, sentenced 19-year-old Yilipan Yilihamu to 15 years for inserting a needle into a woman&#8217;s buttock on Aug. 28, the official Xinhua News Agency said.<\/p>\n<p>China Central Television said the teen was just about to start college and had no previous criminal record. He plans to appeal, the report said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From AP: A court in western China&#8217;s Xinjiang region sentenced three people to up to 15 years in prison Saturday for a series of mysterious syringe attacks that led to mass protests against the local government. The protests by tens of thousands of Han Chinese earlier this month said the government can&#8217;t guarantee their safety. 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