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Thousands of people crowded to a sports stadium in southern China to watch 10 people being sentenced to death – moments before they were taken away and executed.
The extraordinary public trial was held for 12 people who were reportedly accused of producing and trafficking drugs, murder and robbery.
It is unclear what happened to the other two people, reports The Telegraph.
The people were brought to the stadium by police in modified trucks as sirens from the vehicles blared.
They were brought to the stage by four armed police officers in dark glasses who stood directly behind them during the proceedings.
It is the second time in six months that an open trial was held in front of thousands of people at the sports stadium in Lufeng, in southern China’s Guangdong province.
Eight people were executed in similar circumstances in June in Lufeng, which has been seen as China’s ‘Breaking Bad’ village after police seized three tonnes of methamphetamine worth an estimated £142million and made 182 arrests in late 2013.
China does not reveal how many people it executes each year, as it is considered a state secret.