Residents in a southern Chinese city mourn 35 people killed in a car-ramming attack

Those who lash out at society are truly wicked. If you have a grudge, confront the person directly. Why harm innocent bystanders?”

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It’s going to be counterproductive, ... so they will have to counter that with more repressive measures. So it’s a vicious circle.”

she said

The government wants to control the narrative and ensure that the public support for the regime won’t be affected,

he said

What I think should happen, but I don’t think it will happen under Xi Jinping, is to allow people to talk about it,

she said,

What happened wasn't a small incident,

a woman of about 50 told AFP, requesting anonymity to protect her privacy

We should remember those who passed away and not be so cold. I think more people in Zhuhai should come out here and lay some flowers in memorial,

she added

The authorities hadn’t released any information – some colleagues mentioned it and I couldn’t believe it at first, but it was confirmed later.”

A 50-year-old man who identified himself as Zheng who brought flowers to the site said

If I remember correctly, the Itaewon stampede at the end of 2022 was on the [Weibo] hot search for at least a week,

said one, referring to the deadly incident in Korea

There is an airshow in Zhuhai today, maybe they are afraid of affecting its activities,

said another, referring to the People’s Liberation Army airshow scheduled to begin on Tuesday

This happened yesterday, but we only found out about it today. If it happened in other places, our media might have been following the news all day long,

said one Weibo user shortly after the police statement was released on Wednesday

People were hurt in all areas of the running track -- east, south, west and north,

he said

I’m here keeping watch,

one man, who identified himself as a local community worker, said when reporters entered the ward

Zhuhai is one of the most relaxed, peaceful, and liveable cities in the country, and this tragic incident has left a painful memory that will be hard to erase for many years to come,

one user of the Weibo platform said

My foot is broken."

In one video shared by news blogger and dissident Li Ying, a woman says

Last night after work, when I watched the news, there weren't this many people reported,

one user commented on a photo of the police statement released

(The ... The vehicle) struck all around, injuring people in various sections of the sports field’s circular track, across the eastern, southern, western, and northern areas,

a witness surnamed Liu told Caixin

Officers found Fan self-harming with a knife in the vehicle, immediately stopped him and sent him to hospital for treatment. Due to severe neck injuries, Fan is currently unconscious, still undergoing emergency treatment and unable to be interrogated,

police said in the statement

Fan drove a small off-road vehicle through the gate and forced his way into the city sports centre, ramming into citizens who were exercising on the internal roads of the sports centre. When he drove away, he was controlled on the spot by the public security police who rushed to the scene. The police found that Fan was holding a knife in the car and injured himself, so they immediately stopped him and sent him to the hospital for treatment,

the police said in a statement