Driver in China kills 35 people in deliberate attack

Dozens of people exercising were killed and 43 others injured after a man drove a small all-terrain vehicle into a large group of people outside a sports center in Zhuhai, Chinaon Monday evening.

The 62-year-old suspect, identified by police only by his last name Fan, was angry about his divorce settlement, authorities said. He was arrested by the police on the spot reportedly killed 35 people at 7:48 PM and attempted to flee.

The southern Chinese city of Zhuhai is hosting the People’s Liberation Army’s annual aviation exhibition, which opened on Tuesday. The sports complex is regularly used by hundreds of residents to run, play football or dance.

Chinese authorities appeared to be tightly controlling information about the incident. Internet censors tend to be extra careful about subverting social media before and during major events, such as the aviation exhibition or the annual meeting of the National People’s Congress.

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Nearly 24 hours after the attack, it was unclear what the death or injury toll was. A search on Chinese social media platform Weibo for the sports center turned up only a few posts on Tuesday morning, with only a few referring to the fact that something had happened, without photos or details. Chinese media articles from Monday evening about the incident have been removed.

Searches for what happened were heavily censored for users behind China’s Great Firewall. However, outside the controls, videos circulated on the social media platform X. In several posts, dozens of people were seen lying on the athletics track at the sports complex.

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In a video shared by news blogger and dissident Li Ying, a woman says, “My foot is broken.” That same video showed a firefighter performing CPR on one person while others were told to leave. Li, who is known on X as Teacher Li, posts daily news based on user submissions

Fan was unconscious after being found in his car with a knife and injured. Investigators say he injured himself with a knife, causing serious neck injuries.

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Chinese President Xi Jinping called in a statement on Tuesday evening for the perpetrator’s “severe” punishment according to the law.

The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report.