Heavy fog worsens air pollution in Beijing

Heavy fog worsens air pollution in Beijing

BEIJING, China - A couple wearing masks are pictured in Beijing's foggy Tiananmen Square on Dec. 6, 2011. Local newspapers said the same day that air pollution was exacerbated in the Chinese capital after heavy fog on Sunday and Monday led pollutants to accumulate in the air.

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