Beijing -- As SARS continues its spread, there's been more violence in China. Villagers in northern China rioted after hearing rumors that their local clinic was being turned into a hospital for SARS
patients.
An official newspaper reports over 160 police and paramilitary troops were called in to quell the all-night melee. By then, villagers had attacked medical workers and overturned an ambulance. They also threw bricks and stones, breaking every door and window in the clinic.
The latest violence came as China's largest city, Shanghai, reported its first SARS case.
China reported five new deaths today from SARS. More than 500 people around the world have now died from the illness.
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