Tiananmen anniversary prompts heavy security
Jun 04, 2014, 12:37 PM EDT

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China deployed its vast security apparatus on Wednesday to snuff out commemoration of the suppression of pro-democracy protests around Tiananmen Square 25 years ago, flooding the streets with police as censors scrubbed the Internet clean of any mention of the crackdown.
Background:
Few visitors, heavy security as China marks Tiananmen Square anniversary [LATimes]
China in security clampdown on Tiananmen crackdown anniversary [Reuters]