China has executed a man who killed 35 people by plowing his car into crowds at a sports center in November last year.
Fan Weiqiu, 62, was executed just three weeks after he was sentenced to death by a court in the southern city of Zhuhai.
Fan drove his car into the crowd on November 11, in a rage caused by his failed marriage.
CNN reports that the incident was the country’s deadliest known attack against the public in a decade, citing state media reports.
China has been gripped by a surge of sudden episodes of violence targeting random members of the public
Chinese officials have ramped up security measures and called for swift and severe punishment for offenders in a bid to deter future attacks.
According to the report, another man was also on Monday, executed in the eastern city of Wuxi for killing eight people in a stabbing rampage on a college campus in November, state media reported.
Xu Jiajin, 21, was motivated by “failing (an) exam, not receiving a graduation certificate, and dissatisfaction with internship compensation,” police said in a statement at the time.
The knife attack in Wuxi took place just days after the car rampage in Zhuhai shocked the nation.