Burned Police Cars in Protest-Filled Chinese Town a Propaganda Ploy, Say Locals

Photos of burned police cars in Xintang are apparently evidence that violent riots have taken place near China’s Guangzhou City, but individuals who live in the area and China observers are saying the pictures are deceiving.
Burned Police Cars in Protest-Filled Chinese Town a Propaganda Ploy, Say Locals
This photo taken on June 12 shows damaged police cars, overturned during protests in Xintang, outside the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. STR/AFP/Getty Images
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This photo taken on June 12 shows damaged police cars, overturned during protests in Xintang, outside the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou. (STR/AFP/Getty Images)