| 2024 Zhuhai car attack | |
|---|---|
 A view shows the car moments before it rammed into a group of people on the road outside the Zhuhai Stadium | |
 Location of Zhuhai Sports Center in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China | |
| Location | Zhuhai, Guangdong, China |
| Coordinates | 22°16′33″N 113°31′41″E / 22.2758°N 113.5281°E |
| Date | 11 November 2024 19:48 CST (UTC+08:00) |
Attack type | Vehicle-ramming attack |
| Weapon | Beijing BJ40 |
| Deaths | 35 |
| Injured | 44 (including the perpetrator) |
| Motive | Dissatisfaction with the division of marital property from his divorce[1] |
On 11 November 2024, a man drove his SUV into people on the exercise track at the Zhuhai Stadium sports center in Zhuhai, Guangdong, China, killing 35 and injuring 43 more.[2] The driver then attempted to commit suicide by cutting himself with a knife; he was taken into custody and sent to a hospital.[2] The man is believed to have been motivated by anger over a recent divorce settlement.[3]
Videos and coverage of the attack were censored online. Details about it were not released until the following day, a delay that drew heavy criticism on Chinese social media platforms.[3][4][1]
It is the deadliest vehicle-ramming attack in China since the May 2014 Ürümqi attack, and the deadliest overall committed by a single perpetrator, surpassing Li Baoping's rampage in 1983.[5][3][6]
- ^ a b Huizhong, Wu; Ng, Han Guan (11 November 2024). "Driver rams his car into crowd in China, killing 35. Police say he was upset about his divorce". Associated Press. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
:1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c Kirton, David; Chan, Nicoco (12 November 2024). "Zhuhai car attack: China clears memorial as government scrambles to respond". Reuters. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Kirton, David (12 November 2024). "Zhuhai car attack kills 35 as driver rams into crowd in southern China". Reuters. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ Wong, Foster; Xiao, Josh (12 November 2024). "Driver Kills 35 in China's Deadliest Attack in at Least a Decade". MSN. Bloomberg News. Retrieved 13 November 2024.
- ^ Gan, Nectar; Deng, Shawn; Danaher, Caitlin (13 November 2024). "35 killed after driver plows car into crowds at sports center in China's deadliest known attack in a decade". CNN. Archived from the original on 13 November 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.