China pulls out 5,916 pigs from Shanghai river

Published March 12, 2013 4:25pm ET



BEIJING (AP) — The number of dead pigs found floating in a river flowing into Shanghai has reached nearly 6,000.

The Shanghai municipal government said in an online announcement that 5,916 swine carcasses had been retrieved from Huangpu River by 3 p.m. Tuesday, but added that municipal water remains safe.

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