Bulldozer kills girl in China amid land grab dispute-media


  • World
  • Thursday, 29 Aug 2013

BEIJING (Reuters) - A bulldozer killed a four-year-old girl in southeastern China after her family resisted a land grab, a major cause of unrest in the country, Chinese media reported on Thursday, sparking online outrage.

Hong Xiaorou was killed in Fujian province when the bulldozer hit her on Wednesday despite her grandmother screaming for the vehicle to stop, a provincial government-run news website said.

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