Tiananmen Square massacre

Title

Tiananmen Square massacre

Genre

News report

TX Date

3 Jun 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:01:17

Description

Tanks and armoured personnel carriers have rolled over tents and shot at demonstrators in a final push into Beijing’s Tiananmen Square. The dawn attack by Chinese troops on the square has come after seven hours of a military crackdown, which has left scores of people dead and hundreds injured. IRN’s Scott Simmie watched as the soldiers attacked. Female news anchor not identified.

Contributors

Scott Simmie

Keywords

Politics; Government; Armed forces; Violence; China; Demonstrations; Protest movements; Democracy; Beijing; Tiananmen Square

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