9 detained in Shenzhen for spreading IS attack rumors

A public security bureau in Shenzhen, South China's Guangdong Province, announced Monday that two senior executives have been detained for spreading rumors about the arrival of 300 Islamic State (IS) militants from Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The Guangming district Public Security Bureau announced on its official Sina Weibo account that two executives surnamed Yin and Ma told their staff at a Shenzhen-based company on Saturday that they had received calls from public security authorities saying that police were on alert in anticipation of IS jihadists coming to Shenzhen. Yin and Ma posted a notice on Saturday, claiming that "Shenzhen police are on alert as 300 IS members have arrived." The two were detained by police on Sunday for spreading rumors about terrorism, according to the announcement. Another seven people in Shenzhen, including a 17-year-old girl, reportedly were detained for also circulating rumors related to terrorism online last week. The rootless rumors declared that terrorists had arrived in Shenzhen and had committed several horrible killings. China's top legislature on Sunday adopted the country's first counter-terrorism law in the latest attempt to address terrorism at home and help maintain world security.