{"id":45987,"date":"2013-10-28T23:09:19","date_gmt":"2013-10-28T19:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/?p=45987"},"modified":"2013-10-28T23:09:19","modified_gmt":"2013-10-28T19:09:19","slug":"terror-in-tiananmen-square-five-killed-and-dozens-injured-as-car-ploughs-into-pedestrians-at-site-of-1989-pro-democracy-protests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/en\/?p=45987","title":{"rendered":"Terror in Tiananmen Square: Five killed and dozens injured as car ploughs into pedestrians at site of 1989 pro-democracy protests"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Terror-in-Tiananmen-Square1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-45980\" alt=\"\u0549\u056b\u0576\u0561\u057d\u057f\u0561\u0576,\u054a\u0565\u056f\u056b\u0576,\u054f\u0575\u0561\u0576\u0561\u0576\u0574\u0565\u0576 \u0570\u0580\u0561\u057a\u0561\u0580\u0561\u056f,\u0570\u0580\u0564\u0565\u0570\" src=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Terror-in-Tiananmen-Square1.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Terror-in-Tiananmen-Square1.jpg 634w, https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Terror-in-Tiananmen-Square1-300x192.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Terror-in-Tiananmen-Square1-467x300.jpg 467w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Five people have been killed killed and dozens injured after a car drove into crowds of tourists and caught fire in Tiananmen Square.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing government officials are unsure if the incident, which occurred at the site of 1989 pro-democracy protests, was a terrorist attack.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Terror-in-Tiananmen-Square.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-45982\" alt=\"\u054a\u0565\u056f\u056b\u0576,\u054f\u0575\u0561\u0576\u0561\u0576\u0574\u0565\u0576 \u0570\u0580\u0561\u057a\u0561\u0580\u0561\u056f,\u0570\u0580\u0564\u0565\u0570\" src=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Terror-in-Tiananmen-Square.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Terror-in-Tiananmen-Square.jpg 634w, https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Terror-in-Tiananmen-Square-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Terror-in-Tiananmen-Square-500x275.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Three people who were traveling in the vehicle have all died in addition to a female tourist from the Philippines, and a male tourist from southern Guandong province.<\/p>\n<p>Around 38 people are thought to have been injured in the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The central and Beijing governments held a meeting to investigate the cause of the event and &#8216;ensure the security and stability of the capital.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The main road through the square was closed for a short period of time as police evacuated part of the square.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Terror-in-Tiananmen-Square2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-45985\" alt=\"Terror in Tiananmen Square2\" src=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Terror-in-Tiananmen-Square2.jpg\" width=\"634\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Terror-in-Tiananmen-Square2.jpg 634w, https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Terror-in-Tiananmen-Square2-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive2.ankakh.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/Terror-in-Tiananmen-Square2-500x292.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 634px) 100vw, 634px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The popular tourist destination is under constant security due to its close proximity to the Zhongnanhai compound of the central leadership and the Great Hall of the People which overlooks the square.<\/p>\n<p>It is also the site of Mao&#8217;s mausoleum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; 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