Sichuan quake zone reporters assaulted

[FT News]

Foreign journalists working in the earthquake zone in western China are being attacked as security is tightened for the first anniversary of the disaster.

Foreign journalists trying to conduct interviews in the Sichuan earthquake zone in western China are being attacked and detained as Beijing ratchets up security in preparation for the first anniversary of the devastating quake on May 12.

The effort to block reporting highlights how sensitive Chinese officials are to any criticism of their handling of the disaster a year on amid continuing complaints from parents over the collapse of shoddily built schools in the area during the quake.

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