Tiananmen Square anniversary: Several detained as protests erupt in Hong Kong

Tiananmen Square anniversary: Several detained as protests erupt in Hong Kong

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Hong Kong police detained eight people on the eve of 34th anniversary of China’s Tiananmen Square crackdown.

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The Tiananmen Square crackdown is considered to be a move that signals the city’s shrinking freedom of expression.

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For decades, tens of thousands of Hong Kongers held an annual candlelight vigil each June 4 to commemorate the 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters.

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This year’s Tiananmen commemoration is expected to be muted with many Hong Kongers trying to mark the event in private.

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During the Tiananmen Square incident, tanks rolled into the heart of Beijing and killed hundreds of thousands of people.

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