ZHUHAI, China (Reuters) -Authorities in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai removed wreaths, candles and bottles of Chinese alcohol, offerings laid at the scene of the deadliest mass killing in the country in a decade, as the government scrambled to respond and censor online outrage.

Media backed by local government on Tuesday night published a 1,000-word write up of a local officials' meeting on the killing. It emphasized, among other things, the importance o