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A senior official of the Anhui Science and Technology Department was found dead in his office on Wednesday night, People.com.cn reports. The family of Ye Xinrui, 54, called police after he failed to return home after work. Police said Ye hanged himself and was thought to have been suffering from depression. Ye was deputy director of the department's policy and regulation office.

A woman has been detained in Chuzhou for illegally hunting 193 skylarks, Anhuinews.com reports. Police were called to a village in Mingguang after residents found a woman playing music with the sound of birdcalls to attract the birds, which she then poisoned. Police are investigating the woman's motive for killing the birds, which are a protected species.