Authorities in the southern Chinese city of Zhuhai removed wreaths, candles and bottles of Chinese alcohol, offerings laid at the scene of the deadliest mass killing in the country in a decade.

A car attack in Zhuhai, southern China, left 35 dead and 43 injured. The incident, one of the deadliest in recent history, led President Xi Jinping to call for improved risk controls. Censorship silenced online debates questioning public safety as authorities urged investigations and measures to prevent future violence.

The Zhuhai attack in which a driver in southern China ploughed his car into a crowd of people and killed 35 people, severely injuring dozens more, has put the spotlight on a recent spate of similar attacks in China.