List of rampage killers (religious, political, or ethnic crimes in Asia)
This section of the List of rampage killers (religious, political, or ethnic crimes) contains those cases that occurred in Asia.
This section of the list of rampage killers contains mass murders, committed by lone wolf perpetrators, that have a foremost religious, political or racial background in Asia.
A rampage killer has been defined as follows:
A rampage involves the (attempted) killing of multiple persons least partly in public space by a single physically present perpetrator using (potentially) deadly weapons in a single event without any cooling-off period.[1]
This list should contain every case with at least one of the following features:
- Rampage killings with 6 or more dead
- Rampage killings with at least 4 people killed and least ten victims overall (dead plus injured)
- Rampage killings with at least 2 people killed and least 12 victims overall (dead plus injured)
- An incidence of rampage killing shall not be included in this list if it does not include at least two people killed.
- In all cases the perpetrator(s) are not counted among those killed or injured.
All abbreviations used in the table are explained below.
Rampage killers
Perpetrator | Date | Year | Location | Country | Killed | Injured | W | Additional notes | Ref. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Two unknown men | August 3 | 2018 | Gardez | 48 | 70+ | F E | One killed by security One committed suicide | [2] | |
2. | Masharipov, Abdulkadir, 28 (suspect) (Абдулкадир Машарипов) | January 1 | 2017 | Istanbul | 39 | 79 | F | Arrested | ||
3. | Ibragimov, Ahmed, 43 (Ибрагимов, Ахмед) | Oct. 8 | 1999 | Mekenskaya, Chechnya | 34+ | 20+ | F | Killed by angry mob Killed several other people | ||
4. | Two unknown men | August 1 | 2017 | Herat | 33 | 66 | F E | Both committed suicide | ||
5. | Two unknown men | March 6 | 2020 | Kabul | 32 | 82 | F E | Both killed by police | ||
6. | Farooq, Ashraf Ali Mohammed Yasin, Murtuza Hafiz | Sept. 24/25 | 2002 | Gandhinagar | 30 | 80+ | F E | Both killed by police | ||
7. | Goldstein, Baruch Kappel, 37 (ברוך קופל גולדשטיין) | February 25 | 1994 | Hebron, West Bank | 29 | 125 | F | Killed by angry mob | ||
8. | Two unknown men | Sept. 6 | 1986 | Istanbul | 22 | 6 | F E | Both died | [3] | |
9. | Unknown | Oct. 11 | 2016 | Kabul | 18 | 36 | F E | Killed by police | [4] | |
10. | Kurbanjan Hemit, 28 (库尔班江·依明提) Abdurahman Azat, 33 (阿不都热合曼·阿扎提) | August 4 | 2008 | Kashgar | 16 | 16 | MEV | Both sentenced to death and executed | ||
11. | Bales, Robert, 38[n 1] | March 11 | 2012 | Najeeban & Alkozai | 16 | 6 | FMA | Sentenced to life imprisonment Also killed a dog and cow | ||
12. | Two unknown men | November 24 | 2002 | Jammu | 14 | 45 | F E | Both committed suicide | ||
13. | Unknown | July 20 | 2001 | Sheshnag | 13–14 | 14–15 | F E | Killed by police | [5] | |
14. | Two unknown men | March 30 | 2002 | Jammu | 11 | 20 | F E | Both committed suicide | ||
15. | Harphul Singh | July 23 | 1930 | Tohana | 11–15 | 4 | F A | Sentenced to death and executed Killed five people two years earlier | [6] | |
16. | Unknown | May | 1928 | Kobe | 11 | ? | Committed suicide | [7] | ||
17. | Kulikbayev, Ruslan Alpysbayuly, 26 (Кулекбаев, Руслан Алпысбаевич) | July 17/18 | 2016 | Almaty | 10 | 10 | F | Sentenced to death | ||
18. | Tha'ir Kayid Hamad, 22 (ثائر كايد حماد) | March 3 | 2002 | Ofra, West Bank | 10 | 6 | F | Sentenced to life imprisonment | ||
19. | Two unknown men | May 13 | 2017 | Gwadar | 10 | 1 | F | Unsolved | ||
20. | Ekmekjian, Levon (Լեւոն Էքմէքճեան) Sarkissian, Zohrab (Զօհրապ Սարգիսեան) | August 7 | 1982 | Ankara | 9 | 72 | F E | Sarkissian killed by police Ekmekjian sentenced to death and executed | ||
21. | Two unknown men | Dec. 17 | 2017 | Quetta | 9 | 57 | F E | One killed by security One committed suicide | ||
22. | Unknown | August 6 | 2002 | Nunwan | 9 | 31 | F E | Killed by police | [8] | |
23. | Zhou Lanpu, (周兰普) | May 29 | 1981 | Handan | 9 | 15 | FMV | Sentenced to death and executed | [9] | |
24. | Mohsin Yahya Munassar Al-Hilali, 38 (محسن يحيى منصر الهلالي) | July 30 | 2003 | Mish'al | 9 | 1 | F | Sentenced to death | [10] | |
25. | Unknown Soldier[n 1] | November 8 | 1988 | Jessore | 8 | 50 | F | Committed suicide | [11] | |
26. | Two unknown men | Oct. 7 | 2005 | Mong | 8 | 20 | F | Unsolved | ||
27. | Punchi Banda Kandegedera | February 25 | 1936 | Colombo | 8 | 10 | F | Sentenced to death | [12] | |
28. | Piruz Nahavandi (پیروز نهاوندی) | Oct. 31 | 644 | Medina | Rashidun Caliphate | 7–10 | 3–6 | M | Committed suicide | |
29. | Wang Xiwen, 32 (王锡文) | November 17 | 1980 | Handan | 7 | 12 | F E | Sentenced to death and executed Also killed two pigs | ||
30. | Popper, Ami, 21 (עמי פופר) | May 20 | 1990 | Rishon LeZion | 7 | 11 | F | Sentenced to seven consecutive life terms; Later reduced to 40 years in prison | ||
31. | Ahmed Daqamseh, 26 (أحمد الدقامسة) | March 13 | 1997 | Island of Peace | 7 | 6 | F | Sentenced to 20 years in prison | [13] | |
32. | Kariyev, Maksat Kokshkinbaevich, 34 (Кариев, Максат Кокшкинбаевич) | November 12 | 2011 | Taraz | 7 | 3 | F E | Committed suicide | [14] | |
33. | Unknown | Sep. 23 | 2018 | Shar-e-Safa | 6–8 | ? | F | Killed by soldiers | [15] | |
34. | Omar Rub Yousef Rub | November 28 | 2002 | Beit She'an | 6 | 34 | F E | Both killed by police | ||
35. | Abdul Salaam Sadek Hassouneh, 24 (عبد السلام صادق حسونة) | January 17 | 2002 | Hadera | 6 | 33 | F E | Committed suicide | [16] | |
36. | Melod Najah (ميلود نجاح) | November 25 | 1987 | Kiryat Shmona | 6 | 7 | F E | Killed by soldiers | [17] | |
37. | Uday Abu Jamal, 22 Ghassan Muhammad Abu Jamal, 32 | November 18 | 2014 | Jerusalem | 6 | 7 | FM | Both killed by police | ||
38. | Shadi Sa'id as-Su’ayida (شادي سعيد السعايدة) Da'oud al-Haj (داود الحاج) | February 19 | 2002 | Ein 'Arik, West Bank | 6 | 1 | F | Su’ayida sentenced to life imprisonment Haj escaped | ||
39. | Two unknown men | March 12 | 2002 | Matzuva | 6 | 1 | F E | Both killed by soldiers | ||
40. | Abdallah Ahmed Yahia Zeid Ghassan (عبد الله يحيى غسان) | March 5 | 2004 | Dhamar | 5 | 30 | F E | Committed suicide | [18] | |
41. | Ayman Mohammed Hassan, 23 | November 25 | 1990 | Eilat | 5 | 26 | F | Sentenced to 12 years | [19] | |
42. | Ansari, Aftab Nasir, Jamiluddin | January 22 | 2002 | Kolkata | 5 | 20 | F | Both sentenced to death | [20] | |
43. | Ahmed Jassim Ibrahim, 25 (احمد جاسم ابراهيم) | June 12 | 2009 | Baghdad | 5 | 12 | F E | Killed by security | [21] | |
44. | Two unknown men | June 20 | 2002 | Itamar, West Bank | 5 | 10 | F | Both killed by soldiers | ||
45. | Two unknown men | March 13 | 2013 | Srinagar | 5 | 10 | F E | Both killed by police | ||
46. | Shuja al-Dosari, 20 (شجاع الدوسري) | Oct. 16 | 2015 | Saihat | 5 | 9 | F | Killed by police | [22] | |
47. | Two unknown men | Dec. 12 | 2004 | Philadelphi Route, Gaza Strip | 5 | 6 | F E | Both killed by soldiers | ||
48. | Unknown Soldier | Sep. 24 | 1956 | Ramat Rachel | 4 | 17 | F | Arrested | [23] | |
49. | Natan-Zada, Eden, 19 (עדן נתן-זדה) | August 4 | 2005 | Shfar'am | 4 | 12 | F | Killed by angry mob | [24] | |
50. | Two unknown men | April 27 | 2002 | Adora, West Bank | 4 | 7 | F | One killed One escaped | ||
51. | Khaled Muhammad Musa Makhamra (خالد محمد موسى مخمر) Muhammad Ahmad Musa Makhamreh (محمد أحمد موسى مخامرة) | June 8 | 2016 | Tel Aviv | 4 | 7 | F | Both sentenced to life imprisonment | ||
52. | Ibrahim Mohammed Hasuna, 20 (إبراهيم محمد محمود حسونة) | March 5 | 2002 | Tel Aviv | 3 | 35 | FME | Killed by police | [25] | |
53. | Ibrahim al-Akri (إبراهيم العكاري) | November 5 | 2014 | Jerusalem | 3 | 13 | MV | Killed by police | ||
54. | Raed Muhammed al-Rifi, 22 | March 17 | 1992 | Jaffa | 2 | 19 | M | Killed by police | [26] | |
55. | Two unknown men | Oct. 9 | 1994 | Jerusalem | 2 | 16 | F | |||
56. | Hatem Shweikeh, 24 | November 4 | 2001 | Jerusalem | 2 | 15–42 | F | Killed | [27] | |
57. | Saeed Ibrahim Ramadan, 24 (سعيد إبراهيم رمضان) | January 22 | 2002 | Jerusalem | 2 | 16 | F | Killed by police | [28] | |
58. | Unknown | August 1 | 2009 | Tel Aviv | 2 | 11–15 | F | Unsolved | [29] |
Abbreviations and footnotes
- Assailant was a member of the military, police, or a comparable force at the time of the rampage.
The W-column gives a basic description of the weapons used in the murders
- F – Firearms and other ranged weapons, especially rifles and handguns, but also bows and crossbows, grenade launchers, flamethrowers, or slingshots
- M – Melee weapons, like knives, swords, spears, machetes, axes, clubs, rods, rocks, or bare hands
- O – Any other weapons, such as bombs, hand grenades, Molotov cocktails, poison and poisonous gas, as well as vehicle and arson attacks
- A – indicates that an arson attack was the only other weapon used
- V – indicates that a vehicle was the only other weapon used
- E – indicates that explosives of any sort were the only other weapon used
- P – indicates that an anaesthetising or deadly substance of any kind was the only other weapon used (includes poisonous gas)
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