New Orleans, USA, January 1, 2025.
The attacker drove a vehicle into a crowd on New Year's Eve in New Orleans, killing ten people and injuring 35. The FBI said it was investigating the incident as an act of terrorism. Shortly after the attack, which happened around 3:15 a.m., the driver was killed in a shootout with police. writes DW.
Magdeburg, Germany, December 20, 2024.
At least five people were killed and more than 200 injured when a man drove a rented BMW into a Christmas market in Magdeburg in eastern Germany. The suspect, who was arrested on the spot, is a 50-year-old doctor originally from Saudi Arabia who, as reported by the media, previously expressed anti-Muslim views and supported the far-right AfD party.
Zhuhai, China, November 11, 2024.
A 35-year-old driver drove a small SUV into people exercising at a sports complex in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai, killing at least 43 people in the country's deadliest mass shooting in recent years. Authorities said the perpetrator was upset about his divorce, but have released few details about his motive. Another XNUMX people were injured. The attacker was arrested and sentenced to death in December.
London, Canada, June 6, 2021.
Four members of a Muslim family who were out for a walk were killed when the assailant hit them with a pickup truck. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called it a "terrorist attack motivated by hate." After that, the 23-year-old attacker, white and nationalist as stated, was sentenced to life imprisonment.
Toronto, Canada, April 23, 2018.
A 16-year-old Canadian drove a rented van into pedestrians, mostly women, on a major thoroughfare in Toronto, killing ten and injuring 25. He told police he belonged to an online "incel" community, a community of sexually frustrated men. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for XNUMX years.
New York, USA, October 31, 2017.
A citizen of Uzbekistan killed eight and seriously injured 12 people when he drove a rented pickup truck into a bike path in New York. He was spurred on by the Islamic State's call to action, and was sentenced to eight consecutive life sentences, plus an additional 260 years in prison.
Barcelona, Spain, August 17, 2017.
A man driving a van plowed into people on Barcelona's crowded La Rambla, killing 14 and injuring many more.
Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack, and members of the same cell carried out a similar vehicle attack in the nearby resort of Cambrils before being shot dead by police. The perpetrator of the attack in Barcelona was killed by the police on August 21, after he had been on the run for several days.
Charlottesville, USA, August 12, 2017.
A white supremacist deliberately drove his car into a crowd of counter-protesters opposing a "Unite the Right" rally, killing one woman and injuring dozens. He was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
London, UK, March to June 2017.
In 2017, a number of vehicle attacks were recorded in the British capital. It began on March 22, when a 52-year-old British-born man drove an SUV into people on Westminster Bridge, killing four, before stabbing a police officer to death. The perpetrator — who was a convert to Islam — claimed to be waging jihad in revenge for Western military actions in Muslim countries. He was killed.
On June 3, three Islamist attackers drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge and then stabbed people in Borough Market. Eight people died, and the police killed the attackers.
Later that month, on June 19, a 47-year-old man radicalized by far-right ideas drove a van into worshipers outside a mosque in the Finsbury Park area of London, killing one man and injuring 15.
Melbourne, Australia, 20 January 2017.
Six people were killed and more than 30 injured when a car plowed into a lunchtime crowd in a pedestrian mall in Melbourne, Australia's second-largest city. It was established that the perpetrator was in a state of drug-induced psychosis.
Berlin, Germany, December 19, 2016.
A rejected asylum seeker from Tunisia drove a hijacked truck into a Christmas market in the German capital, killing 13 and injuring dozens. The attacker was killed a few days later in a shootout in Italy. The Islamic State militant group claimed responsibility for the attack.
Nice, France, July 14, 2016.
The citizen of France, born in Tunisia, drove the rented truck almost two kilometers along the promenade by the sea, which was full of tourists. An attack on a resort on the French Riviera, which took place on Bastille Day, killed 86 people. It is the deadliest crime of its kind.
