More than ten people failed in their attempt to commit suicide together by drinking pesticide in Beijing on Tuesday, thanks to the arrival of police and medical personnel.On August 14, CRI's Chinese language web site also published an article on the matter entitled "A Mass Suicide Takes Place in Beijing, Over Ten People Drink Pesticide and Collapse on the Sidewalk" (北京发生一起群体自杀事件 十余人喝农药倒路边) here - http://gb.cri.cn/42071/2013/08/14/5892s4217309.htm. But as these screenshots show, that article was deleted within hours.
The incident occurred at about 11 a.m. in a busy street near Beijing West Railway Station.
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Reporters from Beijing Youth also found that several patients were wearing T-shirts bearing the Harbin Railway Bureau logo.
The original Chinese language report appeared on the state-sponsored Beijing Youth web site here - http://bjyouth.ynet.com/3.1/1308/14/8203182.html on the morning of August 14. As these screenshots show, it was also deleted the same day.
- http://www.chinanews.com/sh/2013/08-14/5159808.shtml
- http://news.china.com/domestic/945/20130814/17996911.html
- http://news.xinhuanet.com/legal/2013-08/14/c_116931373.htm
These screenshots, taken on August 14, show that Sina Weibo was censoring "Suicide Pesticide," but not "Suicide" or "Pesticide."
These screenshots, taken on August 14, show that Sina Weibo was censoring "A Mass Suicide Takes Place in Beijing," but not "A Mass Takes Place in Beijing" or "A Mass Suicide Takes Place."
- http://www.legaldaily.com.cn/locality/content/2013-08/14/content_4765443.htm?node=37232
- http://legal.people.com.cn/n/2013/0814/c188502-22564732.html
- http://sc.sina.com.cn/news/z/2013-08-14/1131111200.html
Caijing also has photos from the hospital available here - http://photos.caijing.com.cn/2013-08-14/113169114.html
