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More than 1,000 villagers have clashed with police in Wenzhou over the construction of an electrical substation, despite recent central government promises for changes to reduce "not in my backyard" movements.
Hundreds of the protestors in Liuliang and Fangbei villages were injured after confronting police, in a bid to stop con-struction of a 220-kilovolt substation. The project would require building high-voltage power lines over their homes, which some feared could threaten their health.
At least four police cars and a local media van were badly damaged in the clashes, which involved protests in each of the two villages.