Police in central China's Hubei Province arrested seven people for their suspected roles in the shooting at Wuhan.

A statement from the public security bureau of Wuhan, capital of Hubei, said home-made shotguns were used during the shootout in an abandoned house yesterday.

The incident was caused by a gambling dispute, state-run Xinhua reported.

Criminal cases involving firearms are rare in China as private ownership of guns is prohibited.

  

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First Published: Jul 30 2010 | 1:34 PM IST

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