China removes social media references to deadly Zhuhai car ramming incident killing 35, injuring 43

On Monday evening, a tragic car-ramming incident in China’s Zhuhai city resulted in numerous fatalities, with details emerging only 24 hours later. Residents expressed their condolences by leaving flowers and lighting candles at a stadium, though authorities swiftly removed these tributes. Social media images showed many casualties, but government censors quickly deleted these clips. The 62-year-old perpetrator, allegedly driven by anger over a divorce settlement, was arrested at the scene with self-inflicted wounds. The incident evoked memories of a recent stabbing of a Japanese schoolboy in Shenzhen, which similarly garnered public sympathy and opposition to violence. Al Jazeera’s Rob McBride reports from Beijing. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #China #Zhuhai #CarRamming #ZhuhaiCarRamming #ZhuhaiCarAttack #ChinaCarAttack #SocialMediaCensorship #ChinaCensorship #PublicSympathy #AntiViolence