Workers destroy plant-cloning project
( 2003-12-04 17:06) (China Daily)
A large greenhouse containing plants being cultivated as part of a cloning
project was deliberately destroyed, causing economic losses of 2.6 million yuan
(US$313,000), reports Beijing Youth Daily.
The incident occurred at a facility run by Central China Agriculture
University in Wuhan, capital of Hubei Province.
On Monday, around 80 migrant workers rushed into the greenhouse, which
covered 2,184 square metres, and started pulling down the reinforcing bars
supporting the structure. Staff members were taken unawares by the mob. Police
are carrying out an investigation.
As many as 100,000 plants of 20 species, many of which were introduced from
foreign countries at high cost, were destroyed in the attack.
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