China executes man who plunged his car into crowd, killing 35

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.

China executes man who plunged his car into crowd, killing 35