Chinese man sentenced for burning national flag-report

BEIJING, July 15 (Reuters) A local Chinese court sentenced a man to six months in jail after he set fire to a national flag, official Xinhua News Agency reported today.

A few months ago, the man, identified only as Zhao, got into a fight with two middle school students in Datong county of northwest Qinghai province.

He then chased the students to their dormitory but got driven out of the school by teachers, the report said.

The furious Zhao then stormed to the dormitory building, entered the teachers' room and destroyed a number of objects.

He then went to the school layground, lowered the national flag and burnt it.

The school sued him and a local court sentenced Zhao for insulting the national flag.

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