China detains 3 for spreading bird flu rumors

Rats infest the empty chicken cages at a live poultry wholesale market in Shanghai, China Wednesday, April 10, 2013. China says two more people have died of a new strain of bird flu, bringing the death toll to nine. Shanghai has suspended sales of live poultry. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)BEIJING (AP) — Chinese state media say police in southwest China have detained three people for spreading false rumors online that a new strain of bird flu had spread to their province.