China: Riot in Sichuan Luzhou after traffic police kill driver

Thousands of people have reportedly taken to the streets in Sichuan Luzhou, China, in protest against an alleged killing by traffic police, late on Wednesday night.

According to reports on China's micro-blogging site, Weibo, the disturbance started at the HongXing village farmer’s market. A truck allegedly caused some serious traffic jam at the market, 3 traffic police came and seemingly started a quarrel with the truck driver. Somehow the quarrel escalated and the driver was said to be beaten to death by the three traffic police.

Police cars have been overturned and set alight during the protest.

People are also said to have thrown 'debris' at police, and images show a bus on fire as well as a number of police vehicles, and the body of the man said to have been killed.

(NewsPoint)