China Says Villagers Burned Construction Workers to Death

Chinese officials provided new details about what they say happened during a clash between villagers and construction workers in the southwestern province of Yunnan. The government account, reported by the official Xinhua news agency, said villagers on Tuesday kidnapped eight construction workers while they were eating breakfast in the provincial capital, Kunming. Xinhua said the villagers were angry that the workers had resumed building a logistics center, where construction had been...

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