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| Today in History: the 17th anniversary of the Tienanmen Square massacare |
| 2006-06-04 |
| from Wikipedia: The suppression of the protest was symbolised in Western media by the famous film and photographs, taken on June 5, after the attack on the square, of a lone unarmed white-shirted man standing in front of a column of 18 tanks and APCs which were attempting to drive out of Tiananmen Square which had become a staging area for at least 60 or more tanks, and as the column approached an intersection on the Avenue of Eternal Peace, halting their progress. He reportedly said, "Why are you here? You have caused nothing but misery." The "tank man" jumped back and forth as the tank driver attempted to go around him. He continued to stand defiantly in front of the lead tank for a while, then climbed up onto the turret of the lead tank to speak to the soldiers inside, and then returned to his position blocking their way when the lead tank again attempted to move, just before being quickly pulled aside by six or seven onlookers who perhaps feared they were just about to shoot or roll on this man. Despite efforts, to this day Western media sources are unable to identify that solitary figure. . . . |
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