SUV Plows Into Tiananmen Square: Attack Or Accident? -- Christian Science Monitor
The car rammed into a crowd of tourists in Tiananmen Square on Monday, killing five, in one of the most dramatic recent incidents at the politically sensitive spot.
A sport utility vehicle plowed through crowds of tourists, then crashed and burst into flames in front of the Tiananmen Gate in central Beijing on Monday, killing the car's three occupants and two bystanders and injuring 38 others, police said.
It was one of the most dramatic incidents at the most politically sensitive spot in China since soldiers used deadly force to put down a student protest in Tiananmen Square in 1989.
It was not immediately apparent whether Monday’s fiery crash, directly in front of the portrait of Mao Zedong that hangs outside the entrance to the Forbidden City, was a deliberate attack or an accident.
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More News On Today's Incident At Beijing's Tiananmen Square
Breaking: Fire near Tiananmen Square (updating)-- Shanghai List
Police say 5 killed, including Filipino, as vehicle plows into crowd at Beijing’s Tiananmen -- Washington Post/AP
China Tiananmen Square car blaze kills five people -- BBC
5 dead after jeep crashes and catches fire in Beijing's Tiananmen Square -- CNN
Mysterious car in flames kills five, injures 38 at Tiananmen Square in Beijing -- Hindustan Times/AFP
Five killed as car plows into Beijing's Tiananmen Square -- NBC
Five Killed as Jeep Rams Into Crowd at Beijing’s Tiananmen -- Bloomberg
China censors busy as jeep plows into crowd in Tiananmen Square, killing five -- Washington Post
Was Beijing crash a planned attack? -- Calum MacLeod, USA Today
Tiananmen Square Fast Facts -- CNN
My Comment: I am familiar with the area .... this is highly unusual accident in one of the most protected areas in China. I can easily speculate that this was a terror attack ... but I am going to wait until more details are released .... probably later in the day.
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