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1989 Tiananmen Square protests

The Advance of the Army was briefly halted

Saturday Jun 3, 1989 at 10:30:00 PM
Xicheng, Beijing, China

At about 10:30 pm, the advance of the army was briefly halted at Muxidi, about 5 km west of the Square, where articulated trolleybuses were placed across a bridge and set on fire. Crowds of residents from nearby apartment blocks tried to surround the military convoy and halt its advance. The 38th Army again opened fire, inflicting heavy casualties.


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