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China farmer uses cannon to fight eviction
Wed Jun 9, 2:55 am ET
BEIJING (AFP) – A farmer in China has turned his home into a fort equipped with a homemade cannon and fireworks to fight off government eviction in an ongoing land dispute, state media said Wednesday.
Yang Youde, 56, has twice repelled government-backed demolition crews in [COLOR=#366388! important][COLOR=#366388! important]Hubei [COLOR=#366388! important]province[/color][/color][/color] by firing the cannon and peppering workers with fireworks, the Beijing News said.
Yang manufactured his arsenal with used stove pipes and 2,000 yuan (300 dollars) worth of fireworks, it said.
His cannon can fire projectiles up to 100 metres (yards), it said.
"I'm a law-abiding citizen, I don't believe these fireworks can kill," [COLOR=#366388! important][COLOR=#366388! important]Yang[/color][/color] said in an interview.
Wed Jun 9, 2:55 am ET
BEIJING (AFP) – A farmer in China has turned his home into a fort equipped with a homemade cannon and fireworks to fight off government eviction in an ongoing land dispute, state media said Wednesday.
Yang Youde, 56, has twice repelled government-backed demolition crews in [COLOR=#366388! important][COLOR=#366388! important]Hubei [COLOR=#366388! important]province[/color][/color][/color] by firing the cannon and peppering workers with fireworks, the Beijing News said.
Yang manufactured his arsenal with used stove pipes and 2,000 yuan (300 dollars) worth of fireworks, it said.
His cannon can fire projectiles up to 100 metres (yards), it said.
"I'm a law-abiding citizen, I don't believe these fireworks can kill," [COLOR=#366388! important][COLOR=#366388! important]Yang[/color][/color] said in an interview.
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