China Executes Man Who Drove into Crowd, Killing 35 People
22
World
January 20, 2025 09:00
zhuhai, china - A man who drove into a crowd in the Chinese city of Zhuhai and killed 35 people has been executed.
Man Executed for Deadly Attack
The 62-year-old Fan Weiqiu drove into a group of people at a sport complex on November 11. The attack resulted in 35 deaths and 43 injuries, marking it as the deadliest in China since 2014.
Fan was arrested immediately after the incident. According to Xinhua news agency, he was angry about the way his divorce was handled and admitted to intentionally driving into the crowd.
Amnesty International reports that China carries out the most executions in the world. While Beijing does not disclose official numbers, the human rights organization estimates the figure to be in the "possibly thousands" every year.