Twenty-five years ago, student-led pro-democracy protests broke out in China, with Beijing's Tienanmen Square as the focal point. On this day 25 years ago, after several days of protests and as the world watched the unfolding drama, China's Communist Party leadership brutally crushed the protests, killing hundreds of students and civilians. The top, iconic picture below was taken in Tiananmen Square on June 5, 1989, the bottom picture was taken on May 27, 2014. See more then and now pictures here.
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| (Top photo: Jeff Widener, AP; bottom, Helene Franchineau, AP) |
