{"id":146936,"date":"2025-01-20T12:47:06","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T11:47:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/china-executes-man-who-plunged-his-car-into-crowd-killing-35"},"modified":"2025-01-29T23:07:59","modified_gmt":"2025-01-29T22:07:59","slug":"china-executes-man-who-plunged-his-car-into-crowd-killing-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/all-news\/china-executes-man-who-plunged-his-car-into-crowd-killing-35","title":{"rendered":"China executes man who plunged his car into crowd, killing 35"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>China has executed a man who killed 35 people by plowing his car into crowds at a sports center in November last year.<\/p>\n<p>Fan Weiqiu, 62, was executed just three weeks after he was sentenced to death by a court in the southern city of Zhuhai.<\/p>\n<p>Fan drove his car into the crowd on November 11, in a rage caused by his failed marriage.<\/p>\n<p>CNN reports that the incident was the country\u2019s deadliest known attack against the public in a decade, citing state media reports.<\/p>\n<p>China has been gripped by a surge of sudden episodes of violence targeting random members of the public<\/p>\n<p>Chinese officials have ramped up security measures and called for swift and severe punishment for offenders in a bid to deter future attacks.<\/p>\n<p>According to the report, another man was also on Monday, executed in the eastern city of Wuxi for killing eight people in a stabbing rampage on a college campus in November, state media reported.<\/p>\n<p>Xu Jiajin, 21, was motivated by \u201cfailing (an) exam, not receiving a graduation certificate, and dissatisfaction with internship compensation,\u201d police said in a statement at the time.<\/p>\n<p>The knife attack in Wuxi took place just days after the car rampage in Zhuhai shocked the nation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. China has executed a man who killed 35 people by plowing his car into crowds at a sports center in November last year. Fan Weiqiu, 62, was executed just three weeks after he was sentenced to death by a court in the southern city of Zhuhai. 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