China detains man for Twitter joke on party meet

UPDATED 2:29 AM EST, November 21, 2012

BEIJING (AP) — Hundreds of Chinese Internet users are rallying around a Beijing blogger who's been detained by police after posting a joke on Twitter about the pivotal Communist Party congress.

Zhai Xiaojun's Nov. 5 tweet suggested the next movie in the "Final Destination" horror franchise would be about the Great Hall of the People collapsing on party delegates.

The tweet said, "An earthshaking debut will be seen at the global premiere on Nov. 8!" which is when the weeklong congress began.

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