BEIJING (AP) — Residents of a town in southern China who oppose a planned trash incinerator have protested for a second weekend and the local government promised not to proceed without public approval.

People “illegally gathered” on Saturday to protest in Boluo County in Guangdong, according to a statement by police. It gave no details but vowed to “firmly attack” people who try to disrupt social order.

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