China shuts 16 websites, detains six for spreading rumours

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Shanghai, China: Chinese authorities shut 16 websites and detained six people accused of spreading rumours of unusual military vehicle movements in Beijing, state media reported, after the political downfall of one of the ruling communist party's senior leaders.

Authorities closed the websites for spreading rumours of "military vehicles entering Beijing and something wrong going on in Beijing," Xinhua news agency said late on Friday, citing a spokesman with the State Internet Information Office (SIIO).

The spokesman said that two popular microblogging sites also had been "criticized and punished accordingly".

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