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In this photo taken on March 2, 2013 residents walk amongst smashed and overturned cars after civil unrest in the village of Shangpu in China’s southern Guangdong province. Villagers in southern China were locked in a stand-off with authorities on March 3 and were demanding democratic polls after a violent clash with thugs linked to a local official over a land transfer. Just over a week ago, residents of Shangpu in Guangdong province fought with scores of attackers whom they claimed were sent by the village communist party chief and a business tycoon after they protested against a land deal. AFP PHOTO / Peter PARKS