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China censors protest site location

34 years ago: Onlookers retreat as a soldier threatens them with a gun on June 5, 1989, a day after the violent crackdown on pro-democracy protesters at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. (Photo: Catherine Henriette/AFP)

BEIJING: Chinese police beefed up their presence on Saturday at a bridge in Beijing where a rare protest last year shocked authorities and citizens alike.

Authorities also censored online map searches for the site and even removed a nearby road sign on the eve of the anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre.

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