Hong Kong: Tens of thousands defy ban to attend Tiananmen vigil
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(Worthy News) – Tens of thousands of demonstrators in Hong Kong have defied a ban to stage a mass vigil for the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing.
Officers erected barricades around the city’s Victoria Park, but some pro-democracy protesters knocked them down and held candlelit gatherings.
Police banned the vigil this year, citing coronavirus measures. [ Source: BBC (Read More…) ]
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people are currently praying.
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