Five people were killed and 38 were injured on Monday when a speeding vehicle careered along a crowded sidewalk in the ceremonial heart of the Chinese capital and burst into flames at the entrance to the Forbidden City, billowing black smoke that obscured the iconic portrait of Mao Zedong. Hypersensitive to any unscripted news happening in the center of Beijing, the Chinese government sought to restrict coverage of the episode and promptly deleted witness photographs and related postings on social media. Photos posted online showing a vehicle engulfed in flames were quickly deleted; one subsequent photograph showed the police erecting green panels of fabric in an effort to conceal the charred wreck from passing traffic.
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