Lebanon Sabra and Shatila were two Palestinian refugee camps attacked 16-18 September 1982 by Lebanese Christian Phalangist militia. The massacre happened in the context of Israel's invasion of Lebanon during its 15 year civil war, and with Israel's co-operation. Estimates of numbers killed vary from 460 (according to Lebanese police) to 3,500, mostly Palestinian civilians.
Where was the Maguindanao massacre on 23 November 2009, when 58 victims, including a politician's wife, his two sisters, journalists, lawyers, aides, and motorists who were witnesses, were kidnapped and brutally killed?
What song was written by Bob Geldof in the aftermath of Brenda Ann Spencer's attempted massacre at an elementary school across the street from her house in San Diego, California, in 1979?
