Police Shoot at Practitioners in Shandong Province

Practitioners Zhang Bo and Zhang Xiaochen were hanging Falun Dafa banners in Laixi City, Shandong province, when they noticed policemen monitoring them. While leaving on their motorcycles, the police began to pursue them. After a short while, the policemen started to shoot at the two practitioners. Many villagers heard the shots, clearly revealing to them Jiang's orders of: "Kill them without mercy" and "Any death will be counted as a suicide."

The policemen caused the two practitioners to crash into a ditch. Zhang Xiaochen, bleeding from his nose and mouth, was arrested. While Zhang Bo managed to escape. Instead of going home, he went to a practitioner's home in another town. The following morning the police arrested Zhang Bo there. They also ransacked the other practitioner's home, taking with them a colour television, VCR, motorcycle, and other valuables. It is unknown how the police knew Zhang Bo’s whereabouts, but it is suspected that the police had tapped his home phone, since Zhang Bo had called another practitioner the night before.

These two practitioners have been brutally beaten numerous times while in police custody. The police recently disclosed that Zhang Xiaochen has a head injury without giving any further details. The two practitioners are still being held at the Laixi City Detention Centre, where they have been for the past 40 days.

Kind-hearted people, make sure that you understand what is right and what is wrong. Falun Dafa practitioners are telling you with all their heart that the principle of "Truthfulness-Compassion-Forbearance," is good and people who follow these principles should not be illegally persecuted.