Candlelight vigil to mark Tiananmen Square anniversary

Tens of thousands of Hong Kong residents were set to hold a candlelight vigil today to mark the 16th anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.

In Beijing, security was tight and there were no signs of public commemorations on the giant square, where 1989 student-led protests ended when soldiers and tanks attacked, killing hundreds of people.