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Man sentenced to death for killing eight people

A man who was convicted of killing eight people including a two-year-old boy was sentenced to death Monday in central China's Hubei Province. The Intermediate People's Court of Suizhou also deprived Xiong Zhenlin, 35, of political rights for life.... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Mon, Feb 09 2009

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