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LA sheriff’s deputies kill Black man

Two deputies fatally shot a black man who scuffled with them after they tried to stop him for riding a bicycle in an unlawful manner, the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department said. A crowd gathered and marched to the sheriff’s station after the Monday afternoon shooting, demanding justice.

Sheriff’s Lt. Brandon Dean said two deputies from the South Los Angeles station were driving when the saw a man Dijon Kizzee, 29, riding his bicycle in violation of vehicle codes, according to the Los Angeles Times. It was not known which codes the man allegedly broke, Dean said.

When deputies tried to stop the man, he dropped his bike and ran, with deputies in pursuit, Dean said. Deputies again tried to make contact with the man, and Dean said he punched a deputy in the face. The man then dropped a bundle of clothes he’d been carrying and they spotted a black handgun in the bundle, at which point both deputies opened fire, Dean said.

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Asphalt roads reach all counties of Tibet

Southwest China’s Tibet Autonomous Region had constructed asphalt roads in all its counties by August, the regional transport department said.

The region had also built hard roads in 86.4 percent of its townships and 61.4 percent of administrative villages. So far, it has rebuilt 38,200 km of rural highways, and 86,000 km of rural highways have been opened to traffic, according to the department.

Tibet has a huge amount of land, harsh natural environment and poor transportation conditions due to historical reasons. By the end of 2015, highways had not reached two townships and 230 administrative villages in the region, said Xu Wenqiang, director of the department.

The region has seen accelerated development in rural road construction and transportation in farming and pastoral areas in the last five years. Passenger transport network has also improved in Tibet, with 74 counties, 476 townships and 2,050 administrative villages accessible by buses, Xu added.

So far, 547,000 people have been employed in highway construction projects. Farmers and herdsmen have seen their income increase by 13.72 billion yuan (about 2 billion U.S. dollars) in total, said Tashi Norbu, who works for the rural highway office of the regional transport department.