Posted AT 2:31 AM EST on 17/09/07
Internet addiction proves deadly
BEIJING — A Chinese man dropped dead after playing Internet games for three consecutive days, state media said on Monday as China seeks to wean Internet addicts offline.
The man from the southern boomtown of Guangzhou, aged about 30, died on Saturday after being rushed to the hospital from the Internet café, local authorities were quoted by the Beijing News as saying.
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