BEIJING, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Police in China arrested 93 people for allegedly spreading rumors about an apocalypse in December, officials said.
Of those arrested, 37 were members of the Christian "Almighty God" cult in northwest China's Qinghai province, Xinhua reported.
The "Almighty God" cult, established in 1990 in Henan province, requires its members to surrender their property to the group.
Members of the cult recently adopted the Mayan doomsday scenario in which the world will come to an end on Dec. 21, the security bureau of Xining said.
Others were detained in various parts of the country for handing out leaflets about the apocalypse and spreading rumors, local public security departments said.
Banners, discs, slogans, books and printing machines were seized by police.
Theres a rumor in my school that people are going to bring in guns and knives for the end of the world and cause havoc Friday. It is all over twitter and facebook. The principal even had to make an announcement that there is an ongoing investigation
I'm actually kinda scared for it to come. Not because the world's gonna end, but because people are gonna be stupid.
Same here. A lot of believers will probably commit suicide and do terrible things. Like I've said before there'll probably be looting in big cities as well.
Okay sis.
I'm actually kinda scared for it to come. Not because the world's gonna end, but because people are gonna be stupid.