In an attack authorities described as a “major malicious case”, Zhuhai police said on Tuesday night that 35 people were killed when a 62-year-old man surnamed Fan drove an SUV into a crowd outside a stadium at 7.48pm. The victims had been exercising at the time and the car was in an area off limits to vehicles, police said.

The attack, which also severely injured 43 people, took place on the eve of the Zhuhai Airshow, sponsored by the People’s Liberation Army.

ZHUHAI, China, Nov 12 (Reuters) - A driver rammed his car into a crowd at a sports centre in southern China, killing 35 people and severely injuring 43 in one of the deadliest attacks in contemporary Chinese history.