Mob ransacks factory in western China over three nights since Lunar New Year
Rubber goods factory was reduced to rubble but police still don’t know who launched the attacks, and why
A rubber goods factory in western China has been ransacked in series of attacks by more than 100 people since the first day of the Lunar New Year, according to reports.
Buildings, equipment and pipelines were destroyed at the complex in Xian, Shaanxi province and products set to be delivered after the holiday were buried under rubbles, Xiancity.com reported.
Police do not yet know who was responsible for the raids, nor their motive.
The first attack took place in the early hours of Friday, the first day of the Lunar New Year, when a mob wearing masks and brandishing poles, hammers and crow bars broke through the factory’s gate.
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The rampage lasted for three hours, a security guard at the scene said.