62-year-old's deadly rampage at Chinese sports center shocks nation
A devastating incident at a south China sports facility left dozens dead and injured when a car plowed through crowds. The attack‚ linked to a personal dispute happened during evening sports activities
In a shocking turn-of-events a 62-year old Fan crashed his vehicle into crowds at a Zhuhai sports-center killing 35 people and hurting 43 others (most victims were doing evening exercises)
The tragic incident happened yesterday night when the suspect — dealing with post-divorce issues drove through multiple areas of the facility. “The vehicle hit people all-around the track going through east south west and north sections“ a witness reported; many victims wore sports-clothes at the time
Local authorities found Fan un-conscious in his car with self-made wounds: he had problems with his divorce money split. The attack happened during the citys air-force show which made online discussions limited due to censorship rules
- 5 people hurt in Beijing school attack last month
- Japanese student killed in Shenzhen this fall
- Tight security makes such events rare in China
All-out efforts must be made to treat the injured and punish the perpetrator according to law
Emergency teams found victims scattered across running-tracks and fields — with personal items spread everywhere. While most hurt people were middle-aged some kids got caught in this rampage too (all injured are now in stable condition)
