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Resident roaches
A woman set free dozens of cockroaches in a residential community in northern China, triggering a backlash in the neighbourhood.
The woman was captured on video releasing five small boxes of the insects on the grassy area of a block of flats in Hebei province earlier this month, the Xiaoxiang Morning Herald reported.
When the resident who was filming asked her if she was a neighbour, she did not directly answer the question, but instead asked: “Why are you filming me?”
After the video was shared among locals, many people were irked and expressed concern about the health hazards the insects could bring.
The next day, the property management company sent workers to kill the cockroaches and sterilise the area.