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End of the world rumors lead to arrests in China
Chinese police have detained over 500 people for spreading rumors about the world's impending apocalypse.
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China cult arrested

Think circulating the latest end of the world rumors is harmless? Not in China, where authorities have arrested over 500 people for spreading word about the world's impending apocalypse.

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