China tightened access to Tiananmen Square in central Beijing on Sunday, the anniversary of the military suppression of 1989 pro-democracy protests that left a still unknown number of people dead and discussions and commemorations forbidden within the country. All pictures: AFP
05 June,2023 01:03 PM IST | Editor
A demostration led by students in Tiananmen Square in Beijing in 1989 saw it all; millitarty-led crackdown, agitation and even bloiddshed. Tiananmen Square Massacre, also known as June Fourth Massacre occured when "troops armed with assault rifles and accompanied by tanks fired at the demonstrators and those trying to block the military's advance into Tiananmen Square." The agitations began on 15 April and were forcibly suppressed on 4 June when Chinese government sent the People's Liberation Army to occupy parts of central Beijing. The clashes led to widspread violence, the death toll vary from several hundred to several thousand, with thousands more injured. Here's look into the incident in visuals! All pictures: AFP
31 May,2023 12:07 PM IST | EditorADVERTISEMENT
