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BEIJING (AP) - Seven suspects have gone on trial in the beating death of a reporter at an illegal coal mine in northern China, state media reported Monday.
The death of reporter Lan Chengzhang in January was the highest profile case of violence against journalists in recent years, prompting a highly unusual demand by Chinese President Hu Jintao for an investigation.
The trial started Sunday at the Intermediate People's Court of Linfen in Shanxi province, the official Xinhua News Agency reported. Six of the suspects were charged with "intentionally causing physical harm" while a seventh faced charges of harboring the other suspects, it said.
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