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Khmer Rouge Genocide
Political repressions in the Soviet Union
Throughout
the history of the Soviet Union tens of millions of people became victims of
political repression, which was an instrument of the state since the October
Revolution. At times, the repressed were called the enemies of the people.
Punishments by the state included summary executions, sending innocent people
to Gulag, forced resettlement, and stripping of citizen's rights. At certain
times, all members of a family, including children, were punished as
"traitor of the Motherland family-members". Periods of the increased
repression include Red Terror, Collectivisation, the Great Purges, the Doctor's
Plot, and others. The secret-police forces conducted massacres of prisoners on
numerous occasions. Repression took place in the Soviet republics and in the
territories occupied by the Soviet Army during World War II, including the
Baltic States and Eastern Europe. Estimate
61 million died as victims of Soviet Union mass killings.
Armenian Genocide
The
Armenian Genocide also known as the Armenian Holocaust, the Armenian Massacres
and was the Ottoman government's systematic extermination of its minority
Armenian subjects inside their historic homeland, which lies within the
territory constituting the present-day Republic of Turkey.The total number of people killed estimate
1.5 million.
The Holocaust
The
Holocaust (from the Greek ὁλόκαυστος holókaustos: hólos, "whole" and
kaustós, "burnt"), was a genocide in which approximately six million
Jews were killed by Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime and its collaborators. Some
historians use a definition of the Holocaust that includes the additional five
million non-Jewish victims of Nazi mass murders, bringing the total to
approximately eleven million. From 1941 to 1945, Jews were systematically
murdered in genocide, one of the largest in history, and part of a broader
aggregate of acts of oppression and killings of various ethnic and political
groups in Europe by the Nazi regime. Other victims of Nazi crimes included
Romanis, ethnic Poles and other Slavs, Soviet POWs, communists, homosexuals,
Jehovah's Witnesses and the mentally and physically disabled. In total,
approximately 11 million people were killed, including approximately one
million Jewish children. Of the nine million Jews who had resided in Europe
before the Holocaust, approximately two-thirds were killed. Estimate11 million lives lost
2002 Bali bombings
The
2002 Bali bombings occurred on 12 October 2002 in the tourist district of Kuta
on the Indonesian island of Bali. The attack killed 202 people (including 88
Australians, 38 Indonesians, and people from more than 20 other nationalities).
A further 209 people were injured. The attack was carried out by Jemaah
Islamiyah, a violent Islamist group. 202 deaths from 23 countries, 2 unknown
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
The
2004 Indian Ocean earthquake occurred at 00:58:53 UTC on 26 December with an
epicenter off the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. With a magnitude of Mw
9.1–9.3, it is the third-largest earthquake ever recorded on a seismograph. It
also caused huge tsunami, which effected many countries Areas affected
Indonesia (mainly in Aceh), Sri Lanka, India (mostly in Tamil Nadu), Thailand,
Maldives, Somalia. Casualties: 230,000–280,000 dead and more
missing
Japan tsunami
also
known as the 2011 Tohoku earthquake. It was the most powerful earthquake ever
recorded to have hit Japan, and the fourth most powerful earthquake in the
world since modern record-keeping began in 1900. The earthquake triggered
powerful tsunami waves that reached heights of up to 40.5 metres, travelled up
to 10 km (6 mi) inland. The earthquake moved Honshu (the main island of Japan)
2.4 m (8 ft) east, shifted the Earth on its axis by estimates of between 10 cm
(4 in) and 25 cm (10 in), and generated sound waves detected by the
low-orbiting GOCE satellite. Casualties 15,893 deaths, 6,152injured,
2,572 people missing
2004 Madrid train bombings
The
2004 Madrid train bombings (also known in Spain as 11-M) were nearly
simultaneous, coordinated bombings against the Cercanías commuter train system
of Madrid, Spain, on the morning of 11 March 2004 – three days before Spain's
general elections and two and a half years after the September 11 attacks in
the United States. The explosions killed 191 people and wounded 1,800.The
official investigation by the Spanish judiciary found that the attacks were
directed by an al-Qaeda-inspired terrorist cell. Deaths 191, Non-fatal injuries2,050
Eschede train disaster, Germany
The
Eschede train disaster occurred on 3 June 1998, near the village of Eschede in
the Celle district of Lower Saxony, Germany, when a high-speed train derailed
and crashed into a road bridge. 101 people died and around 100 were injured. It
remains the worst rail disaster in the history of the Federal Republic of
Germany and the worst high-speed-rail disaster worldwide. The cause was a
single fatigue crack in one wheel which, when it finally failed, caused the
train to derail. Deaths 101, Injuries 88.
Lockerbie bombing
Pan
Am Flight 103 was a regularly scheduled Pan Am transatlantic flight from
Frankfurt to Detroit, via London and New York. On Wednesday 21 December 1988,
N739PA, the aircraft operating the transatlantic leg of the route, was
destroyed by a terrorist bomb, killing all 243 passengers and 16 crew on board,
in what became known as the Lockerbie bombing. Large sections of the aircraft crashed
onto residential areas of Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 11 more people on the
ground. Fatalities 270 (all including 11 on the
ground)
Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 crash into the sea
Malaysia
Airlines Flight was a scheduled international passenger flight that disappeared
on 8 March 2014, while flying from Kuala Lumpur International Airport near
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing,
China. The aircraft, a Boeing 777-200ER, was carrying 12 Malaysian crew members
and 227 passengers from 15 nations. Fatalities 239 (all presumed)
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17
Malaysia
Airlines Flight 17 was a scheduled international passenger flight from
Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur that crashed on 17 July 2014 after being shot down,
killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew on board. The plane was shot down by
pro-Russian insurgents using a Buk surface-to-air missile (SA-11) fired from
the territory which they controlled. The incident is the deadliest airliner
shoot down incident to date All 283 passengers and 15 crew died The crew were
all Malaysian and about two-thirds (68%) of the passengers were Dutch, while
many of the other passengers were Australians and Malaysians. Crashed after
being shot down, killing all 283 passengers and 15 crew on
board.
2011 Christchurch earthquake
An
earthquake occurred in Christchurch on 22 February 2011 at 12:51 p.m. local
time (23:51 21 February UTC) and registered 6.3 on the Richter scale. The
earthquake struck the Canterbury Region in New Zealand's South Island and was
centred 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the port town of Lyttelton, and 10
kilometres (6 mi) south-east of the centre of Christchurch, at the time New
Zealand's second-most populous city. The earthquake caused widespread damage
across Christchurch, killing 185 people in the nation's second deadliest
natural disaster. Casualties
185 deaths, 1500–2000 injuries, 164 serious
Chernobyl disaster
The
Chernobyl disaster was a catastrophic nuclear accident that occurred on 26
April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, which was under the
direct jurisdiction of the central authorities of the Soviet Union. An
explosion and fire released large quantities of radioactive particles into the
atmosphere, which spread over much of the western USSR and Europe. Direct deaths-31. Greenpeace, which
asserted that the most recently published figures, indicates that in Belarus,
Russia and Ukraine the accident could have resulted in from 10,000 to 200,000 additional deaths in the
period 1990 - 2004 and 2004 study reflects 985,000 premature deaths as a result
of the radioactivity.
Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis (Southern
Russian city)
The
Budyonnovsk hospital hostage crisis took place from 14 June to 19 June 1995,
when a group of 80 to 200 Chechen separatists led by Shamil Basayev attacked
the southern Russian city of Budyonnovsk (pop. 60,000, often spelled
Budennovsk), some 70 miles (110 km) north of the border with the de facto
independent Chechen Republic of Ichkeria. The incident resulted in a ceasefire
between Russia and Chechen rebels, and peace talks (which later failed) between
Russia and the Chechens. Deaths At least 140, Non-fatal injuries At
least 415
Effects of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans
As
the center of Hurricane Katrina passed southeast of New Orleans on August 29,
2005, winds downtown were in the Category 1 range with frequent intense gusts
and tidal surge. In the City of New Orleans, the storm surge caused more than
50 breaches in drainage canal levees and also in navigational canal levees and
precipitated the worst engineering disaster in the history of the United
States. By August 31, 2005, 80% of New Orleans was flooded, with some parts
under 15 feet (4.6 m) of water. Between 80 and 90 percent of the residents
of New Orleans were evacuated safely in time before the hurricane struck,
testifying to some of the success of the evacuation measures. Despite this,
many remained in the city, mainly those who did not have access to personal
vehicles or who were isolated from the dissemination of news from the local
governments. Final reports indicate that the
official death toll, according to the Louisiana
Department of Health, was 1,464 people
The Italian cruise ship "Costa
Concordia" disaster
The
Italian cruise ship Costa Concordia capsized and sank after striking an
underwater rock obstruction off Isola del Giglio, Tuscany, on 13 January 2012,
with the loss of 32 lives. The ship, carrying 4,252 people, was on the first
leg of a cruise around the Mediterranean Sea, starting from Civitavecchia in
Lazio, Italy, when she deviated from her planned route at the Isola del Giglio,
coming closer to that island, and struck a rock formation on the sea floor. Deaths 33 (32 passengers and crew, 1
salvage member), Non-fatal injuries 64
2010 Moscow Metro bombings
The
2010 Moscow Metro bombings were suicide bombings carried out by two women
during the morning rush hour of March 29, 2010, at two stations of the Moscow
Metro (Lubyanka and Park Kultury), with roughly 40 minutes interval between. At
least 40 people were killed, and over 100 injured. Russian officials called the
incident "the deadliest and most sophisticated terrorist attack in the
Russian capital in six years" The Militant Islamist Caucasus Emirate group
Leader claimed responsibility for ordering the attacks. Casualties: At least 40 people were killed and 100
injured.
Domodedovo International Airport bombing
The
Domodedovo International Airport bombing was a suicide bombing in the
international arrival hall of Moscow's busiest airport, Domodedovo
International on 24 January 2011. The bombing killed 37 people and injured
173 others, including 86 who had to be hospitalised. Of the casualties, 31
died at the scene, three later in hospitals, one en route to a hospital, one on
2 February after having been put in a coma, and another on 24 February after
being hospitalised in grave condition. On 8 February 2011, a faction of the
Caucasus Emirate led by Doku Umarov claimed responsibility for the attack
2015 Copenhagen shootings
On
14–15 February 2015, shootings occurred in Copenhagen, Denmark. Two victims and the suspected perpetrator
were killed, while five police officers were wounded. The first shooting
took place on 14 February at a public afternoon event called "Art,
Blasphemy and Freedom of Expression" at the Krudttønden cultural centre,
where a gunman killed one civilian and wounded three police officers. The
second shooting took place later that night (after midnight, and, therefore, on
the 15th), outside the city's Great Synagogue in Krystalgade. A gunman killed a
Jewish man on security duty, and wounded two police officers. Later that
morning near Nørrebro station, police tracking the suspects shot and killed a
man, after he opened fire on them while he attempted to enter a location under
police surveillance. The man was identified as Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein,
whom police said was responsible for both attacks.
Terrorist attacks in Mumbai
In
November 2008, 10 Pakistani members of Lashkar-e-Taiba, an Islamic militant
organisation, carried out a series of 12 coordinated shooting and bombing
attacks lasting four days across Mumbai.The attacks, which drew widespread
global condemnation, began on Wednesday, 26 November and lasted until Saturday,
29 November 2008, killing 164 people and wounding at least
308
Charlie Hebdo shooting
On
the morning of 7 January 2015 two brothers, Saïd and Chérif Kouachi, forced
their way into the offices of the French satirical weekly newspaper Charlie
Hebdo in Paris. Armed with assault rifles and other weapons, they killed 11 people and injured 11
others in the building. After leaving, they killed a French National Police
officer outside the building. The gunmen identified themselves as belonging to
the Islamist terrorist group Al-Qaeda's branch in Yemen, who took
responsibility for the attack. Several related attacks followed in the
Île-de-France region, where a further five were killed and 11 wounded.
France raised its Vigipirate terror alert and deployed soldiers in
Île-de-France and Picardy. A massive manhunt led to the discovery of the
suspects, who exchanged fire with police. The brothers took hostages at a
signage company in Dammartin-en-Goële on 9 January and were shot dead when they
emerged from the building firing.
2011 Norway attacks
The
2011 Norway attacks were two sequential lone wolf terrorist attacks by Anders
Behring Breivik against the government, the civilian population, and a Workers'
Youth League (AUF)-run summer camp in Norway on 22 July 2011. The attacks
claimed a total of 77 lives. The first attack was a car bomb explosion in Oslo
The explosion killed eight people and injured at least 209 people, twelve of
them seriously. The second attack occurred less than two hours later at a
summer camp on the island of Utøya in Tyrifjorden, Buskerud. A gunman dressed
in a homemade police uniform and showing false identification gained access to
the island and subsequently opened fire at the participants, killing 69 of
them, and injuring at least 110 people, 55 of them seriously; the 69th victim
died in a hospital two days after the massacre.[9] Among the dead were personal
friends of Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg and the stepbrother of Norway's
crown princess Mette-Marit. Deaths Oslo: Utøya: 69
(67 from gunfire) Total: 77 Non-fatal injuries Oslo: At least 209. Utøya: At
least 110(33 by gunfire, including 1 later fatality)
2014 shootings at Parliament Hill, Ottawa
A
series of shootings occurred on October 22, 2014, at Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
At the Canadian National War Memorial, Michael Zehaf-Bibeau fatally shot Corporal Nathan Cirillo,
a Canadian soldier on ceremonial sentry duty. He then entered the nearby Centre
Block parliament building, where members of the Parliament of Canada were
attending caucuses. After wrestling with a security guard at the entrance,
Zehaf-Bibeau ran inside and had a shootout with parliament security personnel.
He was shot 31 times by six officers, including two fatal wounds from the Commons Sergeant-at-Arms, Kevin
Vickers, and an unnamed RCMP officer. It was the most serious security
breach at Parliament Hill since the 1966 parliament bombing.It took place two
days after a man used his car to run over two Canadian soldiers in
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, killing one. The two incidents, which
attracted international attention, raised concerns about the effectiveness of
police actions to prevent terrorist attacks, the prevention of radicalization
and the security measures in-place at federal and provincial legislatures.
2014 Sydney hostage crisis
On
15–16 December 2014 a lone gunman, Man Haron Monis, held hostage ten customers
and eight employees of a Lindt chocolate café located at Martin Place in
Sydney, Australia. Police treated the event as a terrorist attack at the time
but Monis' motives have subsequently been debated. After a 16-hour standoff, a
gunshot was heard from inside and police officers from the Tactical Operations
Unit stormed the café. Hostage Tori Johnson was killed by Monis
and hostage Katrina Dawson was killed by a police bullet ricochet in the
subsequent raid. Monis was also killed. Three other hostages and a police
officer were injured by police gunfire during the raid.
2015 Ankara bombings
On
10 October 2015 at 10:04 local time (EEST) in Ankara, the capital city of
Turkey, two bombs were detonated outside the entrance of the Ankara Central railway
station, killing at least 97 people and injuring more than 400 others. The
bombings appeared to target a 'Labour, Peace and Democracy' rally organised by
the Confederation of Progressive Trade Unions of Turkey (DİSK), the Union of
Chambers of Turkish Engineers and Architects (TMMOB), the Peoples' Democratic
Party (HDP), the Turkish Medical Association (TTB) and the Confederation of
Public Workers' Unions (KESK).The attack is the deadliest of its kind in
Turkey's modern history. No organisation has yet claimed responsibility for the
attack. Deaths 97+1 (According to the Turkish
Medical Association) Non-fatal injuries
December 2013 Volgograd bombings
In
December 2013, two separate suicide bombings a day apart targeted mass
transportation in the city of Volgograd of Southern Russia, killing 34 people
overall, including both perpetrators. Attack type Suicide bombings Deaths 32
(+2 perpetrators); Volgograd-1 station: 18. A second suicide attack took place
on the morning of 30 December at about 8:30 Moscow Time in the Dzerzhinsky
district in Volgograd. The bombing targeted a No. 1233 trolleybus of route 15A,
which connects a suburb to Volgograd's downtown area, as it was passing one of
the city's markets. From eyewitness photographs, it appears that the explosion
took place in the back of the trolleybus. The attack killed 16 people and injured
41, 27 of whom were hospitalized. Trolleybus:16 Non-fatal injuries 85:
Volgograd-1 station: 44 Trolleybus: 41
Überlingen mid-air collision
The
Überlingen mid-air collision occurred at 21:35 UTC on 1 July 2002 between
Bashkirian Airlines Flight 2937 (a Tupolev Tu-154M passenger jet carrying 60
passengers – mostly children – and 9 crew) and DHL Flight 611 (a Boeing
757-23APF cargo jet manned by two pilots) over the towns of Überlingen and
Owingen in southern Germany. All 71 people on board the two aircraft
were killed. 60 (including 45 children)
Kaprun disaster
The
Kaprun disaster was a fire that occurred in an ascending train in the tunnel of
the Gletscherbahn Kaprun 2 funicular in Kaprun, Austria, on 11 November 2000. The disaster claimed the lives of 155
people, leaving 12 survivors (10 Germans and two Austrians) from the
burning train. The victims were skiers on their way to the Kitzsteinhorn
Glacier.
Cavalese cable car disaster (1998)
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