Thousands mark Tiananmen Square crackdown

Tens of thousands of people have gathered at a large Hong Kong park to mark the brutal crackdown on pro-democracy campaigners in Beijing 24 years ago.

Thousands mark Tiananmen Square crackdown

Tens of thousands of people have gathered at a large Hong Kong park to mark the brutal crackdown on pro-democracy campaigners in Beijing 24 years ago.

They turned the park into a sea of flickering light as they held candles aloft to remember those killed when their protests in Tiananmen Square were crushed by the Chinese military on June 4, 1989.

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