China executes two men after deadly rampages that killed dozens - Both attacks raised concerns about so-called revenge on society crimes
Chinese authorities on Monday executed a 62-year-old man who drove his car into people exercising outside a stadium last year, killing 35 people and injuring over 40, according to a media report.
Police are checking on safety at schools and visiting karaoke bars and rental homes to root out perceived malcontents, after several mass killings alarmed the public.
Fan Weiqu rammed his car into a crowd, killing 35 people, while 21-year-old Xu Jiajin killed eight people and injured 17 in a stabbing attack last year.View on euronews
BEIJIBG – China on Monday executed a man who killed 35 people in a car rampage in the southern city of Zhuhai in November, in the country’s deadliest mass
China has executed Fan Weiqiu for driving into a crowd, killing 35, in Zhuhai last November. This attack marked China's deadliest public incident in a decade. President Xi Jinping called the act 'extremely vicious'.
China on Monday executed a man who killed 35 people in a car rampage in the southern city of Zhuhai in November, in the country's deadliest mass attack in years.
Fan Weiqiu, 62, and Xu Jiajin, 21, were convicted of carrying out deadly public attacks that investigators attributed to personal problems.
Speedy trial and punishment of the attackers has drawn praise from Chinese citizens and criticism from legal analysts
China has executed two men who committed deadly attacks that killed dozens in November, raising concerns about a surge in what are called “revenge on society crimes.”
Fan Weiqiu, 62, was executed on Monday after he was sentenced to death for murdering 35 people when he rammed his car into an outdoor exercise class in Zhuhai, in China's south