Re: China's cable firms fight deadly turf war

[Scott Francis <darkuncle () darkuncle net>]

On Thu, May 30, 2002 at 12:54:36AM -0400, sean () donelan com said:
> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,3-311460,00.html
[snip]
> type. They work for one of the many rival telecom companies who are laying
> their own cables. He calls for backup, but the five colleagues who arrive
> within minutes are no match for the workers. Soon 20 of them are beating
> the 26-year-old patrol rider as a crouches in the grass. His colleagues
> flee and he ends up in hospital having stitches in his head."

I bet they wish they only had to worry about backhoes. At least backhoes
won't come after you and beat you senseless. (awaiting stories to the
contrary now ...)

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