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Demonstrators attacked troops with poles, rocks, and molotov cocktails; Jeff Widener reported witnessing rioters setting fire to military vehicles and beating the soldiers inside them to death. [179] On one avenue in western Beijing, anti-government protestors torched a military convoy of more than 100 trucks and armored vehicles. [ 180 ]
In March 1990 a soldier on leave from the 38th army recounted his experience of suppressing the student demonstrations, claiming that his unit was tricked into opening fire on the protesters. During their approach to the square on the night of June 3 the soldier and his unit were unwilling to fire on the crowds blocking their path.
After an expedition of almost a year, the Second Red Army reached Bao'an (Shaanxi) on October 22, 1936, known in China as the "union of the three armies", and the end of the Long March. All along the way, the Communist Army confiscated property and weapons from local warlords and landlords, while recruiting peasants and the poor.
The Central Military Band of the People's Liberation Army of China at the Great Hall of the People. The band is a common performer of the military anthem of the PLA at ceremonial protocol events. The March of the Chinese People's Liberation Army was adopted as the military anthem by the Central Military Commission on 25 July 1988. [259]
One of the escape doors was locked, which contributed to the high death toll. 29 March 2000, Jiaozuo, Henan: Paradise Cinema fire: 74, ? A fire broke out at an adult cinema. The high death toll was attributed to the owner sealing the entrance to avoid police intrusions. [4] 24 April 1995, Ürümqi, Xinjiang: Ürümqi karaoke club fire: 51, ?
The plant, which local media said is situated in one of CATL's core battery production bases called "Z base", is among the firm's newer and more advanced production lines just 10 minutes away from ...
Russian forces were occupying the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the State Inspectorate for Nuclear Regulation of Ukraine said in a Facebook post Friday. Fire extinguished at Ukraine nuclear ...
On the 80th anniversary of this liberation, these photos exhibit the horror and history of Auschwitz. Auschwitz was established in 1940 in the suburbs of Oswiecim, Poland.