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Fight between workers kills two in S China

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2009-06-28 15:51

GUANGZHOU: A brawl among factory workers in south China's Guangdong Province left two people dead and another 118 injured, local authorities said Friday.

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All the 118 injured were in stable condition, 60 of whom remain hospitalized, a municipal government spokesman said. 

A dispute led to a fight involving hundreds of people Thursday at the Xuri Toy Factory in Shaoguan City, he said.

More than 400 police had to be called in to restore order.

The Hong Kong-invested factory recruited 800 migrant workers in May and June through the labor authorities of Shufu County, Xinjiang.

A working team from the county has reached Shaoguan to handle the incident.