A driver who struck a crowd in a Chinese city, causing multiple injuries, has been detained

Police have detained a 62-year-old man after he rammed a car into people exercising at a sports center in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai and fled

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Police in China say 35 people were killed and 43 injured after a driver struck a crowd in the city of Zhuhai

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Driver rams crowd, killing dozens in Chinese city hosting army air show

Police say 35 people were killed in Zhuhai, China, when a driver rammed his car into a crowded sports center a day before the city hosts a military air show.

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35 people killed as man upset about divorce rams car into crowd in China, police say

Thirty-five people were killed and another 43 were injured when a driver deliberately rammed his car into a crowd outside a sports center in Zhuhai, southern China, police said Tuesday.

SUV Driver Plows Into Crowd in China, Killing 35; Attack Draws Response From Xi Jinping

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35 people killed as driver rams into crowd at a sports center in China

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