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Chinese police to start carrying guns while on patrol

Chinese police generally do not carry guns. PHOTO: XINHUA

SHANGHAI, CHINA: More than 1,000 policemen in Shanghai began carrying revolvers while on patrol Sunday as China tightens public security to deal with serious violent crimes.

The Ministry of Public Security invested in the firearms and specially designed them for its police force. The police officers qualified to carry them after a training series and examinations on laws and psychology, according to the municipal public security bureau.

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