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China's military assault on Tiananmen Square shattered the nonviolent resistance of unarmed students and resulted in hundreds of deaths. A train disaster in Siberia, USSR, has destroyed two passenger trains, resulting in the deaths of nearly 700 passengers. Iran's religious leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, has passed away. Evening. The student protest in Beijing has ended in a bloodbath. Rapidly armed soldiers apparently killed hundreds of students during the night and early morning hours. The soldiers seized the Square of Heavenly Peace last night, using armored vehicles and machine guns to crush the unarmed protesters' resistance. The ditches were as dangerous for the armored vehicles as thorn bushes, but one wagon got stuck and had to endure the mob's fury. It was tried to open like a tin can, but when it crumbled, it was ultimately set on fire. But the victory was short-lived, as more tanks kept arriving at the square, and soldiers kept aiming their rifles at them. They either caught fire or were left under the shipyards.