31.   Police had already detained several people before the start of the funeral ceremony in the Great Hall of the People, which overlooks the square.

32.   Several thousand mourners gathered beneath the Tiananamen rostrum overlooking the square during the ceremony and then rushed into the vast concourse when it was reopened.

33.   The pope, who led the service from a window overlooking the square, called on the thousands who had gathered in the sun to pray with him.