Ringleader of Tangshan Attack on Female Diners Gets 24 Year Sentence

What’s new: Twenty-eight people linked to the shocking attack on female diners in the northern Chinese city of Tangshan were imprisoned Friday, with the man identified as the ringleader sentenced to 24 years behind bars.

A district court in the neighboring Hebei province city of Langfang found Chen Jizhi guilty of a raft of crimes over the past decade, including provoking trouble, affray and opening casinos. The gang member was also fined 320,000 yuan ($45,103), the Guangyang district court said in a statement (link in Chinese).