On 8 May 2017, riot police in full body armor clashed with thousands of unarmed protesters in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong as angry local residents poured onto the streets to oppose plans to build a waste incinerator plant near their homes. Around 10 people were injured after the authorities called in busloads of riot police and unidentified personnel in military-style uniforms after a massive street protest late on 7 May 2017 in Guangdong's Qingyuan city. Residents of Qingyuan's Feilaixia village said they had joined the march to the Qingyuan municipal government offices on Sunday, only to find that the authorities had mobilized large numbers of riot police against them. Footage shot on 8 May 2017 showed dozens of riot police with helmets, shields and batons, beating up protesters, some of whom were shown with head injuries. In another clip, police were filmed throwing an elderly woman to the ground amid a standoff with angry residents, while another elderly protester was carried away unconscious in a separate incident.