10 Greatest Throughout History Human Slaughter

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Also popularly known as the Massacre de la Saint-Barthelemy these events occurred in 1572 in Paris. The massacre began two days after the attempted assassination of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny, a Huguenot military and political leaders. Soon after the murder along with a group of Roman Catholic masses began to start killing people all over Paris and the massacre spread to other urban and rural areas as well. It is estimated that around 30 thousand people were killed in this massacre.

4. NKVD prisoner massacres

NKVD prisoner massacres also known as the massacre of prisoners in which a series of mass executions of prisoners NKVD carried out in Poland and other Baltic countries such as Romania and Ukraine. The death toll of this massacre is estimated about 22,000 prisoners were killed in a series of murders that occurred in different places. However, not all prisoners NKVD killed and executed because some of them managed to escape from prison.

5. Katyn Massacre

Katyn massacre, also known as the Katyn Forest Massacre is an event where thousands of Polish prisoners of war, military officers, intellectuals, and police were massacred by the Soviet NKVD. The victims were taken to the Katyn Forest in Russia where Stalin ordered his troops to execute all the prisoners of war directly. The death toll from the massacre of Katyn also reached around 21 thousand.

6. Massacre of Thessalonica

The massacre at Thessalonica occur in a retaliatory action by the Roman Emperor Theodosius in 390. According to sources, in April 390, the driver who was arrested by the Roman military commander, but later he became the victim of an angry revolt of the Roman Emperor and he decided to kill all the people who rebelled against the command. In fact, the Emperor did not change his mind to stop the killing of a message to stop the massacre reached the end and more than 7000 people have been slaughtered

7. Elphinstone Army Massacre

Victims of Massacre of Elphinstone Army is very much like a war where Afghan forces to take over the combined British and Indian troops led by Major General William Elphinstone in 1842. Three years before this incident, British troops in Kabul arrested for revenge on the Afghan forces. However, when the British left Kabul, Afghan forces led by Akbar Khan, son of Dost Muhammad Khan attacked the British army. As a result the army Af 4500 ghanistan were killed and were killed by British soldiers and Indians.

8. Sabra and Shatila massacre

In 1982, Kataeb Party, led by Lebanese Christian forces committed genocide in which they killed and massacred Muslim civilians of Palestine and Lebanon. The massacre triggered events immediately after the murder of Phalangist leader and President Bachir Gemayel. More than 3,500 people were killed in this massacre. In fact, it's moot because the Israel Defense Forces to help this force entered the Sabra and Shatila camps. This event is very much into the news d attract an international reaction which further led to much controversy and debate.

9. Batak massacre

Batak massacre in Bulgaria is about the massacre of Batak by Ottoman troops in 1876. In accordance with reference source and there are more than 3000 people were killed in this massacre.

10. Granada massacre

Granada massacre was an incident in which a group of Muslims stormed into the Palace of Granada and killed Jews, Joseph Ibn Naghrela who was a vizier of King Barber of Granada. Massa stormed to the palace, and crucified him and killed about 1500 Jewish families who live in Granada