China’s Deadliest Attack in a Decade: 35 Killed as Driver Plows Into Crowd

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 06:13am on 13 Nov 2024,Wednesday International

A car attack in Zhuhai, southern China, left 35 people dead and 43 injured when a 62-year-old man drove into crowds at a sports center. The driver, identified as Fan, reportedly carried out the rampage due to anger over a divorce settlement. Police apprehended him as he tried to flee and found him self-harming. Fan is in the hospital with severe neck injuries. President Xi Jinping condemned the act as “extremely vicious.” Authorities initially withheld details and censored online videos of the aftermath. The attack is China’s deadliest public incident since 2014, adding to recent concerns over rising violence.

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