You don&#x27;t know?<p>The estimates for the civilians killed in the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989 range from hundreds to thousands - no exact count is available.<p>In terms of &quot;which side drew first blood&quot;, you could say the &quot;side&quot; of the student protesters, though there&#x27;s no evidence of &quot;blood&quot; in their actions (as they had no weapons).<p>The morning of June 3, protesters clashed with unarmed soldiers trying to force them out of the square, momentarily forcing the army to retreat. By 10pm that night, the army began firing live ammunition at the protesters and the fatalities commenced.