Chinese police arrest court official, three others for 1997 armed robbery that left woman dead

Police in northern China have arrested four people, including a local court official, in connection with an armed robbery 23 years ago in which a woman was shot dead and two security guards were wounded.The crime happened in 1997 when a gang attacked an armoured vehicle in the city of Xinji in Hebei province, Chinese media reported on Thursday.While exact details of the incident were not provided, the gang was said to have escaped with 800,000 yuan (US$114,000) belonging to a cooperative fund…