Thousands protest against Chinese chemical plant

Thousands of people demonstrated in northeastern China on Sunday, demanding the relocation of a petrochemical plant at the centre of a toxic spill scare, state media said.

Demonstrators in the port city of Dalian, in Liaoning province, faced down a wall of police in riot gear in front of the municipal government office and minor scuffles broke out, although there was no report of injuries, state news agency Xinhua said. (Reuters)