Shanghai Burning Van With Gas Canisters Crash Into Pedestrians Not Attack

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February 2, 2018  Shanghai Burning Van With Gas Canisters Crash Into Pedestrians Not Attack A van carrying six people and several tanks of explosive gas caught fire as it swerved and crashed into the sidewalk next to a Starbucks near a popular park. The crash coincides with British PM Theresa May's visit to Shanghai. Fire was caused by driver smoking cigarette inside vehicle.   Daily Star headline asked if  the van crash was terror attack?  amed only as Chen by police, was smoking behind the wheel while transporting hazardous gas canisters “illegally”The man, a mental worker who has no criminal record, has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and illegal transport of dangerous substances, local media reported. Police have ruled out terrorism and believe it was an accident. Several pedestrians rushed to break the car window to pull out the apparently unconsciously driver  Alternative theory - it looks like a clandestine attack. The driver did not give any political motive but did not explain why he illegally packed with van with exposive gas canisters, set them afire by illegal smoking, then illegally swerved into the sidewalk and ran over 18 people.

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February 2, 2018 Shanghai Gas Canister Van Plows Into Crowd Not Terrorist minivan carrying inflammable gas canisters plowed into pedestrians in downtown Shanghai, China leaving at least 3 in critical condition. Indications is that it was just an accident, near a prominent park and Starbucks happened at a busy intersection, government immediately ruled out terrorism vehicle driven terrorist attacks have killed scores globally in recent years. Daily Star (UK) called it the Shanghai van attack as the van was moving fast as it veered across the road. He said: “The minivan did not slow down. The driver must have been in a panic at the time, he didn’t slow down and just directly crashed. While the statement did not suggest the crash was intentional, there have been cases in China of people seeking to settle personal scores who have carried out similar acts.

Shanghai van crash: Was car that hurt 18 pedestrians in China terror attack? https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/678999/shanghai-car-van-crash-terror-starbucks-china-xinjiang-latest-newsA VAN carrying gas canisters ploughed into pedestrians and slammed into a Starbucks before bursting into flames in downtown Shanghai, China.  driver, named only as Chen by police, was smoking behind the wheel while transporting hazardous gas canisters “illegally”...The man, a mental worker who has no criminal record, has been arrested on suspicion of dangerous driving and illegal transport of dangerous substances, local media reported. . 

Shanghai Van Attack Reports at People's Square | Heavy.com  https://heavy.com/news/.../shanghai-terror-attack-van-rammed-peoples-square-photos/  reports of a possible Shanghai terror attack in China at People's Square outside Starbucks.  

Shanghai van incident - brown minivan slams into group of ... - The  Sunhttps://www.thesun.co.uk/news/5482161/shanghai-car-incident-driver-slams-into-group-of-pedestrians-in-shanghai-injuring-18-latest/ while Theresa May was visiting the city and just 10 minutes before she was due to make a speech. The accident was initially thought to be a terror attack.

Van carrying gas canisters injures 18 in Shanghai crash - The ...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/.../van...gas-tanks.../97059d62-07cc-11e8-aa61-f3391...4 days ago - SHANGHAI — The driver of a minivan hauling gas canisters in Shanghai set fire to his vehicle while smoking a cigarette and plowed into pedestrians Friday, leaving 18 people injured in the heart of the Chinese financial hub, police said. Police ruled out the possibility of a ...

Mini-van ploughs into pedestrians in Shanghai, injuring 18 people - ABC
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The vehicle was carrying six people and several tanks of gas; The crash coincides with British PM Theresa May's visit to Shanghai. Fire was caused by driver smoking cigarette inside vehicle. The Shanghai Government said the vehicle hit the pedestrians on a road running next to People's Square.

Police name driver of burning van that injures 18 in Shanghai ...
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 The champagne-coloured vehicle was on fire before mounting the pavement and crashing into a fence in front of the cafe on West Nanjing Road about 9am, ... According to an initial investigation the driver is thought to have been illegally transporting gas bottles and was smoking at the time of thecrash.


Shanghai: 18 injured as van ploughs into pedestrians | World news ...
https://www.theguardian.com/.../02/shanghai-injured-van-pedestrians-china-starbucks  The minivan that hit pedestrians in front of a Starbucks store in Shanghai was carrying gas tanks and caught fire at time of the accident, witnesses say.

Shanghai van attack: vehicle ploughs into 18 innocent pedestrians at ...
https://www.express.co.uk › News › World  A VAN allegedly filled with gas canisters has slammed into a number of pedestrians in Shanghai, injuring at least 18 people, it has been reported by witnesses. ... The government has confirmed the vehicle was on fire in a statement and added that the flames have since been successfully extinguished.

Van carrying gas tanks injures 18 in Shanghai crash - WHIO Tv
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The Shanghai-based news outlet Pengpai, citing a witness, reported that the vehicle was carrying six people and several tanks of gas when it caught fire and crashed through a sidewalk railing. Several pedestrians rushed to break the car window to pull out the apparently unconsciously driver, the witness told the Shanghai ...

Van Carrying Gas Canisters Injures 18 In Shanghai Crash - Fire ...
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4 days ago - A minivan hauling gas canisters whose driver ignited his vehicle while smoking plowed into pedestrians near a prominent park and burst into flames in downtown Shanghai on Friday, injuring 18 people in the heart of the Chinese financial hub.
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Horror in Shanghai as blazing minivan full of gas tanks ... - Daily Mail
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5343111/Minivan-ploughs-people-Shanghai.html4 days ago - Horror in Shanghai as blazing minivan full of gas tanks ploughs into pedestrians outside Starbucks: Driver's cigarette sparked fire minutes before ... least 18 people are injured, three in serious conditions after van ran over them; Witnesses said van burst into flames before the crash and was full of gas tanks ...

Van carrying gas canisters injures 18 in Shanghai crash - Independent ...
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4 days ago - Eighteen people have been injured in Shanghai after the driver of a minivan hauling gas canisters set fire to his vehicle while smoking a cigarette, ploughing into pedestrians before bu.