Woman held in China for spreading terrorist attack rumours

A woman in central China's Hunan Province was arrested for allegedly "fabricating" a rumour about a terrorist attack, police said today.

She was ordered to stay in detention for three days, state run Xinhua news agency reported.

She fabricated the rumour after hearing some conversations about terrorist attacks, it said.

The woman spread the rumour on messaging app WeChat, Hunan police said.