'The banks are breaking the law': Chinese protesters demanding frozen millions dragged away by security

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'The banks are breaking the law': Chinese protesters demanding frozen millions dragged away by security
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Around 1,000 people protested the freezing of deposits by some rural-based banks, estimated to be worth more than $2 billion.

Several people protesting in the Chinese city of Zhengzhou over the freezing of deposits by some rural-based banks said they were injured on Sunday when heavy-handed security personnel dispersed the crowd.Around 1,000 protesters gathered to demand their money backThe banks froze millions of dollars worth of deposits in April, telling customers they were upgrading their internal systems. The banks have not issued any communication on the matter since, depositors said.

"I feel so aggrieved I can't even explain it to you," one protester, surnamed Zhang, 40, told Reuters. He said he had suffered injuries to his foot and thumb, and was taken away by four unidentified security personnel around midday.Uniformed and plain-clothed security personnel run to approach protesters outside the bank.

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