2024 Zhuhai car attack
| 2024 Zhuhai car attack | |
|---|---|
 Zhuhai Sports Center in 2021 | |
| Location | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China |
| Date | 11 November 2024 c. 16:00 CST (UTC+08:00) |
Attack type | Vehicle-ramming attack |
| Weapon | SUV |
| Deaths | 35 |
| Injured | 43 |
| Accused | Fan |
On 11 November 2024, the driver of a small SUV deliberately rammed his vehicle into a crowd of pedestrians outside a stadium in Zhuhai, China, killing 35 people and injuring 43 others.[1]
Attack
At approximately 16:00 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.[2]
A 62-year-old man surnamed Fan was arrested on the scene after attempting to flee the site of the attack. Early reports shows that Fan was supposedly angered by divorcity of his wife and the dissatisfaction of property following it.[3][4]
See also
References
- ^ "Zhuhai: 35 killed after car ploughs into crowd in China". BBC. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.