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The Beijing News publish photograph of Tiananmen Square casualties

The Beijing News is being investigated by Chinese officials after publishing a photograph of casualties from the protests at Tiananmen Square in 1989. The tabloid newspaper carried a photograph of victims being carried away on bicycles alongside an interview with the photographer Liu Xiangcheng. Chinese media are ordered to avoid references to the protests.
Read entire article at Reuters