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Associated PressBEIJING (AP) — A human rights watchdog said Chinese security forces detained a former soldier on Friday who publicly expressed regret over his role in the bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protests in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
Zhang Shijun, 40, published an open letter to Communist Party leader Hu Jintao on the Internet last week in which he called on the party and government to reconsider its condemnation of the student-led protests.
The group Civil Rights and Livelihood Watch said Zhang was taken from his home in the northern city of Tengzhou around 2 a.m. Friday. The mainland-based group cited a member of Zhang's family who was not identified.
Reached twice by cell phone Friday afternoon, Zhang said he was not at home but declined to give details about his whereabouts. He said he was in touch with local government officials, and that it was "not convenient to talk."
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