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A look at vehicle-ramming cases worldwide in recent history
The chronology highlights attacks tied to terrorism, extremism and personal grievances, with some incidents killing dozens and injuring more than 200 people.
- On Monday, a driver plowed into a crowd in a shopping area in Leipzig, Germany, killing two people and injuring three others in what authorities believe was a deliberate attack.
- Global vehicle-ramming incidents span decades, including a 2024 attack in China where 35 people were killed at a sports complex and a 2025 Liverpool soccer celebration that injured more than 45.
- Deadly events have reached staggering tolls: the 2016 Bastille Day attack in Nice, France, killed 86 people, while the 2025 New Year's Day attack in New Orleans killed 15.
- Alek Minassian, who drove a rental van into pedestrians on Yonge Street in Toronto in 2018, killing 10 people, was sentenced to life in prison after telling police he belonged to an online 'incel' community.
- Investigations reveal diverse motivations ranging from personal grievances to extremism, exemplified by the 2017 'Unite the Right' rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, where white supremacist James Alex Fields Jr. drove into counterprotesters, killing one woman.
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right1Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Center
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