At least 35 people have been killed and 43 others are injured after a driver rammed his car into people while they were exercising at a sports center in China's Zhuhai .
The police detained a 62-year-old driver earlier on Monday. It wasn't immediately clear whether it was an attack or an accident as the investigation is underway, police still have to find the motive, AP reported.
The incident occurred on the eve of the country's premier aviation exhibition by the People's Liberation Army, hosted annually in the city.
Police identified the man who was detained only by his family name of Fan, consistent with the practice by Chinese authorities.
Weibo searches for the sports centre yielded minimal results, with only sparse mentions of an occurrence, lacking imagery or specifics. Previously published media reports from the previous evening had been removed, AP news agency reported.
Chinese authorities implement strict controls on social networking sites, particularly during significant occasions like the National People's Congress, where governmental policies for the upcoming year are announced.
The Xiangzhou district sports facility typically welcomes hundreds of locals who participate in track activities, football and dancing. Following the events, administrators announced an indefinite closure of the premises.
Similar incidents involving seemingly random attacks on civilians, including schoolchildren, have occurred across China previously.
A man aged 50 was apprehended for allegedly assaulting pupils with a knife at a Beijing school in October, resulting in five injuries. Earlier, in September, a knife-wielding assailant killed three individuals in a Shanghai shop.
The police detained a 62-year-old driver earlier on Monday. It wasn't immediately clear whether it was an attack or an accident as the investigation is underway, police still have to find the motive, AP reported.
The incident occurred on the eve of the country's premier aviation exhibition by the People's Liberation Army, hosted annually in the city.
Police identified the man who was detained only by his family name of Fan, consistent with the practice by Chinese authorities.
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Weibo searches for the sports centre yielded minimal results, with only sparse mentions of an occurrence, lacking imagery or specifics. Previously published media reports from the previous evening had been removed, AP news agency reported.
Chinese authorities implement strict controls on social networking sites, particularly during significant occasions like the National People's Congress, where governmental policies for the upcoming year are announced.
The Xiangzhou district sports facility typically welcomes hundreds of locals who participate in track activities, football and dancing. Following the events, administrators announced an indefinite closure of the premises.
Similar incidents involving seemingly random attacks on civilians, including schoolchildren, have occurred across China previously.
A man aged 50 was apprehended for allegedly assaulting pupils with a knife at a Beijing school in October, resulting in five injuries. Earlier, in September, a knife-wielding assailant killed three individuals in a Shanghai shop.
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