# Massacre

Last year

2022

# truck attack

Trial opens over 2016 Bastille Day truck massacre in Nice

86 people were killed and hundreds were wounded during the attack on France’s national day in 2016.

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Sep 5th 2022, 3:34 PM

All time

# innocent

Cars parade through Ballymurphy to cheers and applause after coroner’s ruling

A coroner ruled that the people killed in the west Belfast shootings involving British soldiers in August 1971 were “entirely innocent”.

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May 12th 2021, 7:47 AM

# tribal fighting

24 people, including two pregnant women, killed in tribal massacre in Papua New Guinea

The deaths happened in the Hela province in a three-day spasm of violence between rival tribes.

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Jul 10th 2019, 7:17 AM

# Defence Forces

Cabinet approves proposal to deploy Defence Forces personnel to UN mission in Mali

The approval comes after nearly 100 people were killed in recent days in a deadly massacre in the country.

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Jun 11th 2019, 7:44 PM

# Massacre

'Murderous attack': Nearly 100 people killed and 19 missing in latest massacre in Mali

There are currently 20 Irish Defence Forces personnel deployed to the EU Training Mission in Mali.

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Jun 10th 2019, 8:32 PM

# Defence Forces

Massacre of 160 people in Mali 'underlines need for international presence', Dept Defence says

There are currently 20 Irish Defence Forces personnel deployed to the EU Training Mission (EUTM) in Mali.

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Apr 1st 2019, 9:24 AM

# Speaking out

'We’re murdering each other every day. Other countries don’t go through this' - Golden State Warriors coach

Steve Kerr spoke about the threat of gun violence in America after 11 people were shot dead in Pittsburgh.

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Oct 29th 2018, 3:55 PM

# still no motive

FBI investigating new 'person of interest' in Las Vegas mass shooting probe

It is unlikely that charges will be brought against the shooter’s girlfriend, Marilou Danley.

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Jan 19th 2018, 10:24 PM

# Taliban

Nine killed and dozens injured after burqa-clad gunmen storm Pakistani college

The Taliban militants targeted students in today’s raid.

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Dec 1st 2017, 12:12 PM

# Genocide

Justice for those massacred in a 'safe area': what happened in Srebrenica?

Timeline in pictures and video: on the day Ratko Mladic is imprisoned for life, TheJournal.ie takes a look back at the events of July 1995 – the UN and Europe’s darkest hour.

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Nov 22nd 2017, 1:45 PM

# no stone unturned

United by Irish football and a sectarian pub massacre: The full story of Loughinisland is finally being told

A new documentary names the suspects in the massacre that killed five people while they watched Ireland play in the 1994 World Cup.

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Nov 11th 2017, 6:30 PM

# Genocide

Brazil investigates alleged massacre of Amazonian tribe by gold prospectors

The murders are alleged to have happened during the summer months.

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Sep 11th 2017, 10:30 PM

# Forget Paris

'All night he was sloppy' - Ferdinand and Gerrard slam Messi's Valentine's Day display

There was little love for the Argentine’s performance as his side crumbled to a defeat that may well be fatal to their Champions League hopes

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Feb 15th 2017, 8:17 AM

# Reina Nightclub

Istanbul nightclub attack: Gunman 'confesses' to crime

The alleged gunman was detained by authorities late last night.

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Jan 17th 2017, 9:45 AM

# attacks

Five arrested in connection with Nice massacre to face court

Like Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel, none of those detained were known to French intelligence prior to the attack.

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Jul 21st 2016, 7:44 AM

# Mexico

Drug probe after eight shark fishermen from the same family are massacred

Last week, the navy recovered 900 kg of cocaine floating off the coast.

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Jul 19th 2016, 9:56 PM

# Senate

US Democrats end 14-hour filibuster demanding stronger gun laws

Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy spoke about the Newtown school massacre, which saw the loss of 26 people, mostly children, in 2012.

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Jun 16th 2016, 9:01 AM

# Omar Mateen

Orlando shooter's wife 'tried to talk him out of violence but did not call police' say reports

Omar Mateen also spoke of the “filthy ways of the west”.

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Jun 16th 2016, 8:17 AM

# Omar Mateen

‘I’m next, I’m dead’: Survivors of the Orlando nightclub massacre speak out

50 people were killed in gun attack by Omar Mateen at Florida gay nightclub Pulse.

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Jun 14th 2016, 8:59 PM

# islamic state

Trump says Obama might 'get the Orlando shooting better than anybody knows'

The US President has said the massacre appears to be “homegrown extremism”.

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Jun 14th 2016, 8:07 AM

# Human Remains

Bones of victims of 6,000 year old massacre discovered in France

Experts believe the attack was likely carried out by “furious ritualised warriors”.

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Jun 11th 2016, 1:00 PM

# Pakistan

'Tasteless' school massacre game removed from Google app store

It depicted a shooting in northwest Pakistan that left 150 people dead in 2014.

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Jan 18th 2016, 8:05 PM

# emotional interview

Eagles of Death Metal frontman: One kid survived by hiding under my leather jacket

Jesse Hughes said the killers were able to get into the band’s dressing room and killed almost everyone.

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Nov 22nd 2015, 12:47 PM

# Carnage

Chilling video shows people clinging to windows as Bataclan gunmen open fire

Warning: some readers may find this footage disturbing.

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Nov 14th 2015, 12:49 PM

# liam lyburd

English teenager plotted to bomb former college and massacre ex-classmates

Liam Lyburd was arrested with a ‘kill bag’ full of bombs and ammunition.

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Jul 30th 2015, 9:19 PM

# Graz

Man kills three and injures 34 after driving car into crowd

Two of the dead are believed to be a woman and a seven-year-old boy.

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Jun 20th 2015, 2:50 PM

# Massacre

147 killed after gunmen stage pre-dawn attack on Kenyan university

The masked gunmen stormed the university in the northeastern town of Garissa as students were sleeping.

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Apr 2nd 2015, 9:45 PM

# russell frantom

How this teen jailed for a Columbine-esque plot used art to turn his life around

Seven years on from his arrest in Indiana, Frantom says he sorry he scared people but doesn’t believe he would have gone through with the plan.

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Mar 9th 2015, 9:25 AM

# Nigeria

'Thousands' feared killed in Boko Haram terror attack

An Amnesty International statement said there were reports the town of Baga was razed and that as many as 2,000 people were killed.

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Jan 11th 2015, 10:23 AM

Voices

Opinion: 'The gunmen shouted about “avenging Muhammad”. How dare they?'

Here are the thoughts from the members of the Al-Mustafa Islamic Cultural Centre Ireland following yesterday’s massacre in Paris.

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Jan 8th 2015, 7:30 PM

# Massacre

Je Suis Charlie: Charlie Hebdo website back online - with one message

People have also taken to the streets to remember today’s victims.

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Jan 7th 2015, 10:58 PM

# JeSuisCharlie

Across the world, vigils for the victims of the Charlie Hebdo attack

Twelve people are dead after the attack.

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Jan 7th 2015, 10:50 PM

# Massacre

132 students and 9 staff slaughtered in terror assault on Pakistan school

The Irish National Teachers’ Organisation has described it as an “outrage that beggars belief”.

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Dec 16th 2014, 5:20 PM

# Massacre

120 killed, hundreds more injured --- as suicide bombers target Nigeria mosque

Just days ago, a senior cleric at the mosque issued a call to arms against Boko Haram.

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Nov 28th 2014, 7:44 PM

# Mexico

Protesters armed with machetes won't let anyone in or out of Acapulco airport

On Friday authorities announced that gang suspects confessed to killing 43 students.

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Nov 10th 2014, 8:05 PM

# Bloody Sunday

Families angered over cuts to Bloody Sunday inquiry

The PSNI is being forced to make around £50 million in cuts for the remainder of 2014, losing around 300 civilian staff.

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Oct 3rd 2014, 2:35 PM

# School Shooting

The mother of Columbine killer Dylan Klebold is writing a book

Susan Klebold will donate the money to mental health charities.

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Sep 26th 2014, 7:15 AM

Voices

Column: Syria is the humanitarian tragedy of our generation, yet most people just shrug their shoulders

Massacres, hostage-taking, torture and sexual violence. These are the war crimes happening in Syria, yet why don’t we care, asks GOAL CEO Barry Andrews.

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Sep 12th 2014, 1:00 PM