A man lights a candle near flowers placed outside the"Zhuhai People's Fitness Plaza", where a man deliberately rammed his car into people exercising at the sports center, killing some and injuring others in Zhuhai in southern China's Guangdong province, Nov. 12, 2024. Fan Weiqiu was venting his anger because he was unhappy with his divorce settlement, the court in the southern city of Zhuhai said in handing down the sentence on Friday.
The court in the city of Changde said the driver was taking out his frustrations after losing money he had invested. Chinese authorities keep a tight lid on any reports about the attacks, censoring videos and eyewitness accounts posted on social media and releasing only basic information, often many hours afterward.
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