Cops arrest hundreds for ‘apocalypse rumors’

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Don’t mess with China. At least 600 members of a Christian group in China have been arrested for spreading rumors of an impending apocalypse, CNN reported. The arrests were made in Beijing, as well as in the provinces Qinghai, Sichuan, Guangdong, and Guizhou. Based on the Mayan doomsday scenario, the world is supposed to end on December 21 — when the sun would not shine and electricity would not work for 3 days. Chinese cops said they will detain the cult members for at most 10 days for disturbing social order, CNN added. Confiscated from the members were banners, books, and computer discs.


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