On Monday night, a tragic car-ramming incident in China’s Zhuhai metropolis resulted in quite a few fatalities, with particulars rising solely 24 hours later. Residents expressed their condolences by leaving flowers and lighting candles at a stadium, although authorities swiftly eliminated these tributes. Social media photos confirmed many casualties, however authorities censors shortly deleted these clips. The 62-year-old perpetrator, allegedly pushed by anger over a divorce settlement, was arrested on the scene with self-inflicted wounds. The incident evoked recollections of a current stabbing of a Japanese schoolboy in Shenzhen, which equally garnered public sympathy and opposition to violence.
Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride studies from Beijing.
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