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12-15-2004, 10:28 PM
Subway opening delayed, escalator stolen
The South China Morning Post reported last week that the opening of a subway station in the city of Shenzhen has been delayed, after an armed gang stormed the construction site and stole the escalator.
Gouwugongyuan station was raided last Thursday by more than 20 armed men, who spent the afternoon removing building materials, including the entire escalator.
According to workers, theft at subway sites in the city has become increasingly commonplace, with a recent incident involving robbers who "sent in a crane to lift their loot on to trucks."
"It's completely lawless," one worker said. what is this world comming to... 8)
The South China Morning Post reported last week that the opening of a subway station in the city of Shenzhen has been delayed, after an armed gang stormed the construction site and stole the escalator.
Gouwugongyuan station was raided last Thursday by more than 20 armed men, who spent the afternoon removing building materials, including the entire escalator.
According to workers, theft at subway sites in the city has become increasingly commonplace, with a recent incident involving robbers who "sent in a crane to lift their loot on to trucks."
"It's completely lawless," one worker said. what is this world comming to... 8)