mass murder

Example Sentences

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Megrahi was found guilty of mass murder after standing trial at a Scottish court in the Netherlands and jailed for life, only to be released on compassionate grounds eight years later by the Scottish government.

From BBC

He compared the wave of comments to the online activity following racist mass murders, designed to defend the killers and signal-boost their beliefs - only more widespread, and happening across mainstream social media networks.

From BBC

Here, the broad themes are resurrection, mental illness, mass murder and religious devotion.

From Los Angeles Times

A State Department spokesperson said officials had built the facility as part of "an effort to cover up the extent of mass murders taking place in Saydnaya prison".

From BBC

This formulation equates immigration with genocide, which logically invites genocidal violence in response, and has been cited in mass murders across the globe.

From Salon