Dozens of people have died in mass attacks in China in recent months

BEIJING (AP) – Dozens of people have been killed in a series of mass attacks in China over the past three months. Last seen on Tuesday Primary school students hit by a car when they come to classes.

Attacks occur in two ways; either drivers mow down pedestrians or knife-wielding attackers stab multiple victims. Weapons are strictly restricted in China and armed attacks are rare.

According to police reports, the attackers appeared to be taking out their anger and frustration on a personal issue. The victims are often unknown to them.

Such attacks are not new in China targeted kindergartens And other schools in the past. The recent increase has attracted the attention of authorities and the public. Here’s a look at some of the latest events.

November 19: The vehicle hit the students at the primary school gate

A small white SUV crashed into students arriving for class at Yong’an Elementary School in Changde, an inland city in China’s Hunan province. The official Xinhua News Agency said several adults were also injured.

Security guards and parents subdued the driver, Xinhua said. Authorities later made a brief statement saying that the 39-year-old driver was taken into custody. Few details about the incident have yet been confirmed.

November 16: St.

BB killed eight people at vocational school

8 people died and 17 people were injured in the incident knife attack at the Wuxi Vocational Institute of Arts and Technology in the city of Yixing, in eastern China, about 160 kilometers (100 miles) west of Shanghai.

Police detained a 21-year-old student. They said he failed his exams, couldn’t graduate, and wasn’t happy with his internship pay. In the police statement, it was stated that the attacker decided to vent his anger through attack.

November 11: Driver kills 35 people at sports complex

A man who authorities say was upset about his divorce settlement He crashed his car into the crowd 35 people died and 43 people were injured while exercising at a sports complex in Zhuhai city in southern China.

Police detained a 62-year-old man who tried to stab himself in his car. He later fell unconscious due to neck and other injuries. They said the man was unhappy with the division of financial assets in his divorce.

October 28: Five people were injured in a knife attack near a primary school

A. knife attack Five people, including three children, were injured in an explosion near a prominent primary school in Beijing. Police detained the 50-year-old suspect. No reason was given.

A 10-year-old boy at the beginning of October Japanese student died after he was stabbed near his school in Shenzhen, a southern city on the border with Hong Kong. following this knife attack In June, a Japanese woman and her child are seen at a bus stop heading to a Japanese school in Suzhou, a city near Shanghai.

September 30: Three people died in a knife attack at a supermarket

Allegedly a 37-year-old man killed three people He injured 15 people with a knife in a supermarket in Shanghai. Police said the man had personal financial disputes and came to Shanghai to “vent his anger.”

The attack occurred on the eve of a week-long national holiday in a suburban area of ​​Shanghai, China’s financial centre.