Thursday, September 22, 2011
2 detained over journalist's death
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Police take Zhang Xiaobo in for questioning on Wednesday over the killing of TV reporter Li Xiang in Luoyang , Henan province . Zhang is one of two men suspected of stabbing the journalist to death in a robbery on Sunday .
ZHENGZHOU - Police have detained two suspects in the hunt for the killer of a TV journalist , whose death many people speculated was linked to his reports on a "gutter oil " scandal .
Zhang Xiaobo , 28, and 24-year-old Li Junzhao were taken into custody at a train station as they attempted to flee Luoyang , Henan province on Tuesday night .They are accused of stabbing Li Xiang 13 times during a robbery outside his home as he returned from a karaoke session early on Sunday morning .Netizens and media reports suggested the victim , a 30-year-old reporter for Luoyang TV , may have been murdered by hired killers , as his last micro blog message was about an underground plant making gutter oil , illegally recycled kitchen oil .However , police officers investigating the case on Wednesday confirmed the case was a "random robbery homicide ".Neither suspect knew the victim , according to a police statement . They came up with the idea while drinking liquor , it said , adding that they had attempted two unsuccessful robberies before attacking Li Xiang .They are said to have followed him on a motorcycle to a dark lane outside his apartment and threatened him with a single-edged knife . When he refused to hand over his bag , Zhang stabbed him , police said . Li Xiang died from a loss of blood .The police offered a reward of 20,000 yuan ($3,100) for information about the incident , which prompted the two suspects - both residents of Luoyang - to try and flee on Tuesday night .A knife was found abandoned in a public toilet in the town where they live , while police say they also recovered a camera and a wallet believed to belong to Li Xiang .Zhang served a prison term from 2001 to 2007 for an earlier robbery , the report said .
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