A 62-year-old man ran over several people with a car in the Chinese city of Zhuhai on Monday night. 35 people died in this accident, while 43 people were seriously injured. Police have arrested the accused.
According to the police, the accused, identified as Fan, was upset with his wife over the division of property after the divorce.
The incident took place near a sports centre, where people had come to exercise. It is not yet clear whether it was an attack or an accident.
A fan was caught with a knife in the car. He had self-harm marks on his neck. He was unconscious when he was caught, and is currently undergoing treatment.
After the incident, people were injured outside the sports center.
Police and ambulance were deployed at the spot after the incident.
China censored this news An army exhibition was scheduled to be held in Zhuhai on Tuesday. Because of this, the Chinese government censored the news of people's deaths. According to news agency AP, several articles related to the news were removed from Chinese media on Tuesday morning.
Apart from this, the articles that were published were published without photos and videos. However, videos and photos related to the incident went viral on social media platform X. This was posted by a user named Young Lee.
In this video, many people were seen injured on the road.
Such incidents have happened in China before Such incidents of attacks on people have come to light in China before. In October, a man attacked a school in the capital Beijing. 5 people have been injured in this attack. Police arrested a 50-year-old man for the attack.
Apart from this, a similar incident took place in September as well. A man attacked people with a knife at a supermarket in the Chinese port city of Shanghai. 3 people were killed in this attack.
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