Police in China have had to tackle a bizarre threat from over 100 fake monks, who had earlier attacked a toll booth and then fled on a double decker bus. Following the incident, police gave chase and managed to stop the bus using a road block. A fight ensued with the fake monks using metal bars and knives to attack the police. While 31 of the monks were arrested at the road block, the others then managed to escape the police in the bus. The following day a large group of fake monks began a protest outside the police station where the fake monks arrested the previous day had been detained. The Chinese police responded in due course by sending 500 officers to protect the station and ended up arresting 178 fake monks, who were reportedly armed with sticks and knives. The Chinese authorities are now taking steps to deal with the issue of fake monks, who cause problems in some parts of the country. Genuine monks in China have repeatedly complained about people posing as fake monks and who then demand money for fake medication or martial arts demonstrations.
