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'''2024 Zhuhai car attack''', refers to a malicious intentional injury incident that occurred around 7:48 PM (GMT+8) on November 11, 2024, at the Zhuhai Sports Center in Xiangzhou District, ], ], ]. In the incident, a man in his 60s, Fan, drove a vehicle onto the sports center track and indiscriminately struck the crowd that were exercising, leading to significant casualties. As of the early hours of November 13, the incident has resulted in 35 deaths and 43 injuries.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=Zhuhai: 35 killed after car ploughs into crowd in China |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy1k2rx724o |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=BBC}}</ref> '''2024 Zhuhai car attack''', refers to a malicious intentional injury incident that occurred around 7:48 PM (GMT+8) on November 11, 2024, at the Zhuhai Sports Center in Xiangzhou District, ], ], ]. In the incident, a man in his 60s, Fan, drove a vehicle onto the sports center track and indiscriminately struck the crowd, leading to significant casualties. As of the early hours of November 13, the incident has resulted in 35 deaths and 43 injuries.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |title=Zhuhai: 35 killed after car ploughs into crowd in China |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy1k2rx724o |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=BBC}}</ref>


==Attack== ==Attack==
At approximately 7:48 PM (GMT+8) on 11 November 2024, an SUV hit citizens exercising at the ] running track. There was heightened security in Zhuhai, which was hosting a major civil and military airshow.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gan |first1=Nectar |title=35 killed after car plows into crowds outside sports center in Chinese city, police say |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/12/china/china-zhuhai-hit-and-run-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=CNN |date=12 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref> An eyewitness stated that the car drove in a loop on a running track, knocking over many people.<ref name=":1" /> At approximately 19:48<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dang |first=Yuanyue |date=2024-11-12 |title=35 dead after car attack in Chinese city of Zhuhai, suspect arrested, police say |url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3286259/35-dead-chinese-car-attack-crowd-suspect-arrested-police-say |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241112152524/https://www.scmp.com/news/china/politics/article/3286259/35-dead-chinese-car-attack-crowd-suspect-arrested-police-say |archive-date=2024-11-12 |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=] |language=en}}</ref> on 11 November 2024, an SUV hit citizens exercising at the ] running track. There was heightened security in Zhuhai, which was hosting a major civil and military airshow.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gan |first1=Nectar |title=35 killed after car plows into crowds outside sports center in Chinese city, police say |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2024/11/12/china/china-zhuhai-hit-and-run-intl-hnk/index.html |access-date=12 November 2024 |work=CNN |date=12 November 2024 |language=en}}</ref> An eyewitness stated that the car drove in a loop on a running track, knocking over many people.<ref name=":1" />


A 62-year-old man with the surname Fan was arrested on the scene after attempting to flee the site of the attack. Early reports claim that Fan had been recently divorced and was dissatisfied with how property had been divided afterwards.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-12 |title=Dozens killed in Zhuhai, China, by driver who rammed car into crowd ahead of military expo, police say - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/car-rams-crowd-china-zhuhai-dozens-dead/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-12 |title=35 killed, dozens wounded after car rams into crowd outside sports centre in southern Chinese city - HKFP |url=https://hongkongfp.com/2024/11/12/35-killed-dozens-wounded-after-car-rams-into-crowd-outside-sports-centre-in-southern-chinese-city/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=www.hongkongfp.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Police state that Fan entered into a coma after he cut himself in the neck with a knife.<ref>{{Cite web |title=At least 35 killed in China car ramming |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/12/dozens-killed-in-china-car-ramming |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref> A 62-year-old man with the surname Fan was arrested on the scene after attempting to flee the site of the attack. Early reports claim that Fan had been recently divorced and was dissatisfied with how property had been divided afterwards.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-12 |title=Dozens killed in Zhuhai, China, by driver who rammed car into crowd ahead of military expo, police say - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/car-rams-crowd-china-zhuhai-dozens-dead/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-12 |title=35 killed, dozens wounded after car rams into crowd outside sports centre in southern Chinese city - HKFP |url=https://hongkongfp.com/2024/11/12/35-killed-dozens-wounded-after-car-rams-into-crowd-outside-sports-centre-in-southern-chinese-city/ |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=www.hongkongfp.com |language=en-US}}</ref> Police state that Fan entered into a coma after he cut himself in the neck with a knife.<ref>{{Cite web |title=At least 35 killed in China car ramming |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/11/12/dozens-killed-in-china-car-ramming |access-date=2024-11-12 |website=Al Jazeera |language=en}}</ref>

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Mass murder in China

2024 Zhuhai car attack
Zhuhai Sports Center in 2021
LocationZhuhai, Guangdong, China
Date11 November 2024
19:48 CST (UTC+08:00)
Attack typeVehicle-ramming attack
WeaponSUV
Deaths35
Injured44 (including the perpetrator)
PerpetratorA 61-year-old divorced man called Fan
MotiveDissatisfaction with the division of marital property from his divorce (suspected)

2024 Zhuhai car attack, refers to a malicious intentional injury incident that occurred around 7:48 PM (GMT+8) on November 11, 2024, at the Zhuhai Sports Center in Xiangzhou District, Zhuhai, Guangdong, China. In the incident, a man in his 60s, Fan, drove a vehicle onto the sports center track and indiscriminately struck the crowd, leading to significant casualties. As of the early hours of November 13, the incident has resulted in 35 deaths and 43 injuries.

Attack

At approximately 19:48 on 11 November 2024, an SUV hit citizens exercising at the Zhuhai Sports Center running track. There was heightened security in Zhuhai, which was hosting a major civil and military airshow. An eyewitness stated that the car drove in a loop on a running track, knocking over many people.

A 62-year-old man with the surname Fan was arrested on the scene after attempting to flee the site of the attack. Early reports claim that Fan had been recently divorced and was dissatisfied with how property had been divided afterwards. Police state that Fan entered into a coma after he cut himself in the neck with a knife.

Reactions

At first, news of the incident was censored on Chinese social media platforms. Teacher Li Is Not Your Teacher posted a video on Twitter of several people lying on the ground and a woman yelling in pain, while a firefighter rendered aid to a victim.

General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party Xi Jinping called for rescue efforts and urged local officials to maintain social stability.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Zhuhai: 35 killed after car ploughs into crowd in China". BBC. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  2. Dang, Yuanyue (12 November 2024). "35 dead after car attack in Chinese city of Zhuhai, suspect arrested, police say". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  3. Gan, Nectar (12 November 2024). "35 killed after car plows into crowds outside sports center in Chinese city, police say". CNN. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  4. "Dozens killed in Zhuhai, China, by driver who rammed car into crowd ahead of military expo, police say - CBS News". www.cbsnews.com. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  5. "35 killed, dozens wounded after car rams into crowd outside sports centre in southern Chinese city - HKFP". www.hongkongfp.com. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  6. "At least 35 killed in China car ramming". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
  7. ^ Hawkins, Amy; Press, Associated (12 November 2024). "Dozens killed in China after car driven into sports centre". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
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