Tiananmen Square protest death toll ‘was 10,000’
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The Tiananmen Square protests or commonly known as June Fourth Incident is one of the most horrific events in the history of China. The nationwide protests took place between April 15th – June 4th, 1989 in over 400 cities in mainland China. After the aftermath that took place on June 4th, 1989 it was reported that 700 – 1000 people have died in the protests between civilians and the Army.
But the latest document that saw the light after 28 years has revealed spine-chilling truths about the incident. Then British Ambassador Alan Donald, who was in China sent a telegram to London. In his telegram, Alan stated, ‘Minimum estimate of civilian dead 10,000’.
This number not only contradicts the common figure given by the Chinese Media and some government agencies but also casts dark clouds on the Chinese history.
The British Ambassador’s telegram detailed the horrific events that took place between the night if June 3rd to June 4th. Over 2,50,000 soldiers from various parts of the country were brought to the Beijing after the government chooses to end the 7-week-long protests.
The soldiers open fired at the civilians, while Army trucks went over students and local residents in the streets. The latest revealing comes as a shocker to the Chinese Communist Government.
