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Three people have been killed and more than 11 injured when a jeep veered into a crowd in Tiananmen Square, China, in front of Beijing's Forbidden City, crashed and caught fire. The three dead were passengers in the car and most of the injured tourists, police said. Three people have been killed and more than 11 injured by a jeep that veered into a crowd, crashed and caught fire in front of Beijing's Forbidden City in Tiananmen Square.
The vehicle burst into flames after crashing into one of the ancient stone bridges leading to the gate, according to the Beijing police blog. No other details were given and it wasn't clear whether the incident on Monday was accidental or deliberate. The three dead were passengers in the car and most of the injured were tourists, police said.
Tiananmen Gate is one of the southern entrances to the former imperial palace and stands across several lanes of busy traffic from the sprawling Tiananmen Square. It is usually thronging with tourists from China and overseas. The vehicle burst into flames after crashing into one of the ancient stone bridges leading to Tiananmen Gate, according to the Beijing police blog. No other details were given and it was unclear whether the incident on Monday was accidental or deliberate.
The area around the square is one of China's most closely guarded and politically sensitive public venues. Just to the west lies the Great Hall of the People, the seat of China's parliament, while many of China's top leaders live and work a few hundred meters away in the tightly guarded Zhongnanhai compound. Tiananmen Gate is one of the southern entrances to the former imperial palace and stands across several lanes of busy traffic from Tiananmen Square. It is usually busy with tourists from China and overseas.
Tiananmen Square is also heavily policed to guard against political protests as occasionally happens on sensitive dates. The area around the square is one of China's most closely guarded and politically sensitive public venues. Just to the west lies the Great Hall of the People, the seat of China's parliament, and many of China's top leaders live and work a few hundred metres away in the tightly guarded Zhongnanhai compound.
Tiananmen Square is also heavily policed to guard against political protests.
The square was the focus of a 1989 pro-democracy movement that was violently suppressed by the military.The square was the focus of a 1989 pro-democracy movement that was violently suppressed by the military.
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