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China gangsters get death penalty

Chongqing municipality cracks down on crime lords behind murderous gangs, vice and official corruptionChina has sentenced six gangsters to death for murder, machete attacks and price fixing amid growing fears that crime syndicates are muscling in to take... ...full story at Guardian Unlimited

from Guardian Unlimited on Wed, Oct 21 2009

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