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Brawl at SW China arcade center leaves five dead: police
24/11/2008 17:27

Five people were killed and two others were injured in a brawl at an arcade center in Chongqing in southwest China last night, local police said today.
A dispute between several young men who played in the Milk Way Express arcade center and the facility's manager, Chen Jianjun, escalated into a melee at about 10:30 p.m., said a spokesman of the Chongqing Police Bureau.
More than 20 other people, some wielding knives and batons, joined in the dispute, which led to five deaths.
The identities of the dead have not yet been announced. The police are investigating the incident.
Police also today ordered a public security inspection of all Internet bars and arcade centers in the city.


Xinhua