As China mourns, some question delay in release of information about deadly car attack

A man stands near flowers laid outside the Zhuhai People's Fitness Plaza in China where a man rammed his car into people exercising at the sports centre, killing 35. Photograph: Ng Han Guan/AP

In the hours since a 63-year-old man rammed his car into a sports centre in Zhuhai, killing 35 people and severely injuring 43 others, questions have swirled on Chinese social media about why it took authorities so long to reveal the details.

The driver, identified by his family name of Fan, was discovered in the car with self-inflicted knife wounds to his neck. Police said their preliminary investigation suggested he was dissatisfied with the split of assets in his divorce.