Dozens hurt in Zhejiang protest

In the latest incidence of the increasingly frequent protests by rural residents against pollution, land requisitions and corruption, dozens of people were injured Saturday in Zhejiang province when police clashed with villagers demanding the closure of the Tian Neng Battery Factory that they say is spewing lead into the environment, the AP reported, citing witnesses and hospital officials. Following confrontations with the police, thousands of demonstrators torched police cars and broke into government offices, witnesses reported.