Beijing on high alert on Tiananmen's 30th anniversary

Crackdown described as 'political turmoil that occurred in the late 1980s'

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Tourists were allowed to enter Tiananmen Square on the 30th anniversary of a bloody crackdown but had to show their identification and have their bags checked. © AP

TSUKASA HADANO, Nikkei staff writer

BEIJING -- The Chinese capital was put on high alert Tuesday, the 30th anniversary of a military crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square that left many dead.

Large numbers of security cameras and police officers were deployed around the square and other locations.

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