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1989 Tiananmen Square protests

Three tanks pursued a convoy of students from the square

Sunday Jun 4, 1989 at 06:00:00 AM
Beijing, China

Just past 6 am on June 4, as a convoy of students who had vacated the Square were walking westward in the bicycle lane along Chang'an Avenue back to campus, three tanks pursued them from the Square, firing tear gas and one drove through the crowd, killing 11 students, injuring scores.


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