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2019 Zaoyang car attack

Vehicle ramming attack in Zaoyang, China From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

LocationZaoyang, Hubei Province, China
Date22 March 2019; 7 years ago (2019-03-22)
6:00 a.m.
TargetPedestrians
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Zaoyang car attack
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Zaoyang (China)
LocationZaoyang, Hubei Province, China
Date22 March 2019; 7 years ago (2019-03-22)
6:00 a.m.
TargetPedestrians
Attack type
Vehicle-ramming attack, mass murder
Deaths7 (including the attacker)
Injured8
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