2011 Shanghai riot
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The 2011 Shanghai riot occurred on April 13, 2011 in Jiuting (九亭) Songjiang District
Shanghai
in the People's Republic of China
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on foot. They were waiting for a motorcycle. Suddenly a vehicle driven by the government's urban management officers (城市管理局/城管) pulled up behind the motorcycle. The tried to jump the redlight and force their way through the junction. An argument broke out between the migrant worker who didn't move and the urban officers.
The eight urban officers then physically attacked the migrant worker. The couple was then beaten, and the man was seriously injured. The victim then refused to get into an ambulance and lay in the middle of the street attracting a large audience.
Songjiang District
Songjiang District of Shanghai has a land area of 605.64 km² and a population of 1,582,398 as of 2010. Its main town is Songjiang, connected to Shanghai by Shanghai Metro Line 9.It was Songjiang County until 1998.-Significant Features:...
Shanghai
Shanghai
Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...
in the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
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Incident
On April 13 around 2:30 to 3 pm a migrant worker, his wife and child were crossing an intersectionIntersection (road)
An intersection is a road junction where two or more roads either meet or cross at grade . An intersection may be 3-way - a T junction or fork, 4-way - a crossroads, or 5-way or more...
on foot. They were waiting for a motorcycle. Suddenly a vehicle driven by the government's urban management officers (城市管理局/城管) pulled up behind the motorcycle. The tried to jump the redlight and force their way through the junction. An argument broke out between the migrant worker who didn't move and the urban officers.
The eight urban officers then physically attacked the migrant worker. The couple was then beaten, and the man was seriously injured. The victim then refused to get into an ambulance and lay in the middle of the street attracting a large audience.