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Inside China’s ‘Eastern Lightning’ cult

Source:Globaltimes.cn Published: 2014-05-12 17:03:00

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Heretic sect members detained in E. China homicide
Six suspects detained for intentional homicide in East China's Shandong Province are members of a heretic sect, local police announced on May 31.
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November, 1995
The government declared the Almighty God group a cult.
December, 2012
In a nationwide campaign, more than 450 members throughout the country (400 in Qinghai Province alone), were detained for handing out leaflets containing doomsday prophecies and spreading rumors.

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