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Pro-democracy protesters carry a mock coffin during a demonstration in Hong Kong
01 Oct 2009
Source: Reuters
 
Pro-democracy protesters carry a mock coffin, symbolising those who died during the military crackdown on the pro-democracy movement in Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989, during a demonstration outside the venue where the flag-raising ceremony for China's national day will be held in Hong Kong October 1, 2009. China celebrates the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on Thursday. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA POLITICS CONFLICT)
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