Three suspects sought in connection with the deaths of farmers protesting against land seizures by the Dingzhou city government this month have been arrested in Shenyang .

Two of the men were arrested on Thursday, the day after they checked into a hotel, while the third was detained on Friday, the Shenyang Evening Post reported.

The newspaper named the three as Tan Chunsheng , Wong Chaoquan and Zhao Wei. They are aged between 20 and 30.