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Thousands attend Tiananmen Square vigil in Hong Kong
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Video. Thousands attend Tiananmen Square vigil in Hong Kong

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Hong Kong on Thursday (June 4) for a candlelight vigil on the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests.

Tens of thousands of people gathered in Hong Kong on Thursday (June 4) for a candlelight vigil on the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square pro-democracy protests.

Organisers said 135,000 people took part.

Hundreds of civilians are thought to have died in the demonstrations 26 years ago, after the Chinese government launched a crackdown.

Beijing has never revealed how many people died.

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