A driver in southern China has killed 35 people and injured 43 others after plowing down people exercising in a sports centre in Zhuhai. The attack was initially reported as only wounds, but police later confirmed that a “serious and vicious attack” had occurred at the center, revealing the death count to be 35. The 43 people wounded are not currently in life-threatening conditions.
Preliminary investigations suggest that the 62-year-old driver, surnamed Fan, was driven by dissatisfaction with the division of property following his divorce. He drove a small SUV through the gate and forced his way into the city’s sports centre, ramming people who were exercising on the internal roads. The police found Fan in his car cutting himself with a knife before stopping him and sending him to the hospital. He is currently in a coma after self-inflicted injuries to his neck and other parts of his body and unable to undergo interrogation.
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged “all-out efforts” to treat the injured and demanded punishment for the perpetrator in accordance with the law. Graphic videos circulating on social media showed the aftermath of the incident, though most had disappeared by Tuesday.
Japan’s embassy in China warned its citizens to be on high alert and avoid provocative behavior such as being loud in groups. China has seen a spate of violent public attacks in recent months, including a man killing three people and wounding 15 in a knife attack at a supermarket in Shanghai in October, a Japanese schoolboy being stabbed in Shenzhen in September, and a vehicle crash in Changsha in July, killing eight.
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Source: NDTV
