Shanghai: Two men in Shanghai have been charged with spreading rumours about nuclear radiation from the Fukushima plant in Japan having reached China.
A man surnamed Wu posted on a social networking website a message that said nuclear pollutants had arrived in the city from the damaged power plant, police said.
Another man, surnamed Yin, helped spread the rumour on his microblog and via instant messages, Shanghai Daily reported Saturday.
An official said their behaviour had breached the public security law and they received “administrative penalties” for their act.
A magnitude 9 earthquake and a resulting tsunami hit the coastal areas of Japan March 11 and damaged the Fukushima nuclear power plant. There were explosions at three reactors while a fire engulfed the fourth one.
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