Troops in Tiananmen Square blitz on 25th anniversary

Beijing is blanketed in heavy security today, the 25th anniversary of the bloody military suppression of pro-democracy protests centred on Tiananmen Square.

Wed, 04 Jun, 2014 - 09:05

An armed Chinese police officer watches cyclists going past a security checkpoint in Beijing today. Pictures: AP

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Courts Heathrow Place: Tiananmen Square Place: Beijing Place: Beijing's Place: Hong Kong Place: north-western region of Xinjiang Person: Robert Chung Person: Zhang Xianling Person: Zhang Person: Wang Nan Event: Tiananmen protests Organisation: AP Organisation: China Organisation: Voice of Loving Hong Kong Organisation: University of Hong Kong Organisation: Beijing Organisation: Communist Party

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