Car captures people before primary school in Central China
Car captures people before primary school in Central China
In the Central Chinese city of Changde, Hunan Province, several students were injured on Tuesday morning when a car raced into a group of people in front of a primary school, reports the State News Agency Xinhua.
unclear number of injuries
The exact number of injuries is currently unknown. In a short report, the state broadcasting CCTV said that "the exact number of victims is examined".
fear among the students
A video spread on social media, which was geolocalized by CNN, shows dozens of panicked schoolchildren who scream and run into the schoolyard. In the background you can hear a male voice that calls "fast, fast". Another video shows several people, including adults who apparently are injured on the street. The police were on site and performed a suspect in handcuffs.
lack of information from the authorities
CNN contacted the local police station, but the person on the phone did not provide any information about the incidents. Likewise, the police have not yet published a report on the incident, and pictures that show the event have been quickly removed from social media.
an increase in public violence
The country has experienced a series of public attacks in the past few months that has shaken a population that has been used to low violent crime rates for a long time. This meant that censors deleted a flood of videos on social media and moderated online discussions.
shocking incidents in the past few weeks
Last week China had experienced his deadliest known attack for a decade when 35 people died when a man raced in a group of sports in southern Zhuhai with his car. Just a few days later, eight people were killed on a college campus in East China and 17 more injured, with a knife attack.
growing uncertainty in society
In the past few months, sudden acts of violence have increased nationwide against random members of the public, including school children. This happens at the same time with stagnating economic development, whereby many online warnings replace, to be careful, since people appear increasingly desperate and unstable.noted: knife attacks in cities
In October, a 50-year-old man was arrested near a primary school in Beijing after a knife attack, in which five people, including three children, were injured. In September, three people were killed in a knife attack in a suburban supermarket in Shanghai and 15 others were injured.
uncertainties in other hurtful incidents
Also in September, an accident caused an accident by racing into a crowd of students and parents in front of a school in the city of Tai’an in the province of Shandong, which led to 11 deaths and 13 injuries. So far, the authorities have not announced whether it was an accident or a deliberate act.
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