2019 Zaoyang car attack
| Zaoyang car attack | |
|---|---|
  Zaoyang Zaoyang (China) | |
| Location | Zaoyang, Hubei Province, China |
| Date | March 22, 2019 6:00 a.m. |
| Target | Pedestrians |
Attack type | Vehicle-ramming attack, mass murder |
| Deaths | 7 (including the attacker) |
| Injured | 8 |
On 22 March 2019, a man deliberately drove his car into pedestrians in Zaoyang, Hubei, China, killing six people. Police shot him dead.[1][2][3] The driver was later identified as 44-year-old Cui Lidong who was known to police as a previous offender. He is said to have carried daggers in his car at the time, and had wounded his wife and daughter at home shortly before the attack.[4][5]
References
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