China government crackdown over coup rumours

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Six people have been arrested and more than a dozen websites closed down in China, as the government moves to quell rumours about a coup in Beijing.

Some micro-blogging services have also been suspended. The rumours come as China's communist leaders grapple with a genuine political crisis.

Michael Bristow reports from Beijing.

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