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China: Wal-Mart Workers Beat Customer To Death

ESWN translated a local news story about 5-6 a 37-year old woman customer beaten to death by 5-6 Wal-Mart workers in Jingdezhen plaze, at Jiansi province. ...full story at Global Voices

from Global Voices on Tue, Sep 08 2009

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