A Chinese man has been detained after he took a series of highly controversial selfies in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.
Du Yanlin, 52, posted several images of himself on Twitter on 4 June, the anniversary of the 1989 crackdown against pro-democracy activists in which hundreds died.
In one of the images he is seen issuing a single-fingered gesture in front of the mausoleum of Chairman Mao, Communist China's founder.
Tiananmen Square is the most sensitive public place in China.
Throughout the year, it has a huge security presence with visitors undergoing airport-style security checks before they enter.
Hundreds of police, uniformed and plain-clothed, monitor visitors movements, helped by a web of CCTV cameras. Sitting down in the square is not permitted.
he square is especially sensitive on 4 June. The Chinese government denies that a massacre took place in 1989 and any attempts to commemorate the events of that year are prohibited.
According to Mr Du's Twitter feed, @duyanlin, he spent some time in the square on 4 June before being detained. His first tweet that morning read: "Preparing to go out into the square to take a look."
This was followed by a tweet which said: "I am wearing black striped shirt, a black pair of trousers, black underwear, black socks, holding a black umbrella going to the square. Is that black enough?"
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