Thousands of people have rioted in Wengan county in southwest China’s Guizhou province, accusing the police of a cover-up after the death of a local girl.

More than 10,000 people ransacked and torched government office buildings on Saturday, the Hong Kong-based Information Centre for Human Rights and Democracy said.

At least one person died and up to 150 people were injured in clashes with police, the organisation said.

Nearly 200 rioters have been arrested.

The riots began after officials said that the 16-year-old committed suicide by jumping into a river.

However, many locals have suggested that she was raped and murdered. She was believed to have last been seen nine days ago with three men, two of them relatives of high-ranking government officials.

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