List of rampage killers: Asia - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This section of the list of rampage killers contains all cases that occurred in Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

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This section does not include school massacres, workplace killings, hate crimes, or mass murders that took place primarily in a domestic environment, like familicides, which form their own categories. Cases where the primary motive for the murders was to facilitate or cover up another felony, like robbery, are also not included.

	Perpetrator	Date	Year	Location	Country	W	Additional Notes
1.	Woo Bum-Kon Woo Bum-Kon Woo Bum-kon was a South Korean police officer who carried out the second largest known incident of spree killing in modern history. After the rampage concluded, 57 people were dead and 35 were wounded in Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea.- Life :Woo had served in the South Korean Marines until 1978... , 27^	April 26/27	1982	Uiryeong Uiryeong Uiryeong County is a county in Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea. It is one of the least populated counties in Korea.In 1938, Uiryeong native Lee Byung-chull founded Samsung Group in nearby Daegu....	South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...	FE	Committed suicide
2.	Toi, Mutsuo, °	May 21	1938	Kaio	Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...	FM	Committed suicide
3.	Tian Mingjian Tian Mingjian incident The Tian Mingjian incident was an act of spree killing that occurred on September 20, 1994 in Beijing, China, when a People's Liberation Army officer First Lieutenant Tian Mingjian killed and injured several people at his military base in Tongxian County and afterwards drove towards Jianguomen,... , 31^	Sep. 20	1994	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...	China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...	F	Shot by police
4.	Unknown Soldier^	April	1950	Nainital	India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...	M
5.	Unknown^	April 1	1978	Dong Doc Vientiane -Geography:Vientiane is situated on a bend of the Mekong river, which forms the border with Thailand at this point.-Climate:Vientiane features a tropical wet and dry climate with a distinct monsoon season and a dry season. Vientiane’s dry season spans from November through March. April marks the...	Laos Laos Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...	FE

6.	Harphul Singh	July 23	1930	Tohana Tohana Tohana is a city and a municipal council in Fatehabad district in the Indian state of Haryana.-Geography:Tohana is located at . It has an average elevation of 224 metres .-Groups:...	India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...	FA	Sentenced to death and executed Already killed five people in the two years prior
7.	Ramesh Sharma, 28^ (रमेश शर्मा)	July 23	1983	Mandsaur Mandsaur Mandsaur or Mandsour is a city in the Malwa region and district of Madhya Pradesh state of central India. It is the administrative headquarters of Mandsaur District.-Origin of name:...	India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...	F	Shot by police
8.	Hu Wenhai, 46 (胡文海) Liu Haiwang, 40 (刘海旺)	Oct. 26	2001	Dayukou Jinzhong Jinzhong is a prefecture-level city with 3,249,425 inhabitants at the 2010 census in east central Shanxi province of the People's Republic of China.-Administrative divisions:...	China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...	FM	Both were sentenced to death and executed
9.	Unknown Soldier^	June 14	1912	Guangzhou Guangzhou Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...	China Republic of China The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...	F	Shot by soldiers
10.	Unknown	Aug.	1938	Bhatinda	India British Raj British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...	F

11.	Shi Yuejun Shi Yuejun Shi Yuejun , was a Chinese spree killer who between September 24, 2006 and September 29, 2006 murdered 12 people and wounded four in Tonghua, Jilin Province.... ,	Sep. 24-29	2006	Liuhe Jilin Jilin , is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the northeastern part of the country. Jilin borders North Korea and Russia to the east, Heilongjiang to the north, Liaoning to the south, and Inner Mongolia to the west... & Tonghua county Tonghua -Economy:Traditionally, Tonghua occupied a railhub position in a region of China noted for trade in only three agricultural commodities. These were ginseng, marten furs and deer antler products. In the 1980s Tonghua had some success with a wine distillery producing sweet, sticky red wines that...	China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...	M	Sentenced to death and executed
12.	Duong Van Mon, 35°	Aug. 8	1998	Đắk Lắk Province	Vietnam Vietnam Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...	M	Sentenced to death
13.	Unknown	June	1992		China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...	F
13.	Thapa, Basudev Nagarkot massacre The Nagarkot massacre was an act of mass murder that occurred on December 14, 2005 at the Kali Devi temple in Chihandanda near Nagarkot, Nepal. Off-duty RNA sergeant Basudev Thapa , 26, indiscriminately shot at villagers, celebrating at the temple, with an assault rifle, killing 11 and injuring 19... , 26^	Dec. 14	2005	Chihandanda Nagarkot Nagarkot is a village and Village Development Committee located 32 km east of Kathmandu, Nepal in Bhaktapur District in the Bagmati Zone. At the time of the 1991 Nepal census it had a population of 3,504 and had 655 houses in it. At an elevation of 2,195 meters, it is considered one of the...	Nepal Nepal Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...	F	Shot by soldiers
14.	Qiu Xinghua, (邱兴华)	July 14/31	2006	Ankang Ankang Ankang is a city in Shaanxi province, China.- Geography :Ankang is geographically considered to be part of southern China. However, on administrative terms, as Shaanxi is officially part of Northwestern China, it is considered to be part of the Northwest.... & Suizhou Suizhou Suizhou , formerly Sui County , is a prefecture-level city in Hubei province of Central China.-Administration:The prefecture-level city of Suizhou administers 2 county-level divisions, including 1 district and 1 county-level city....	China People's Republic of China China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...	MA	Sentenced to death and executed
15.	Unknown Soldier^	May 20	1887	Karachi Karachi Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million...	India British Raj British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...	F	Committed suicide

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Kobe

, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...

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Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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| 17. || Unknown || Jan. || 1994 || || Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

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| 18. || Zhang Yimin, 40
(张义民) || Feb. 1 || 2010 || Tianjin

Tianjin

' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government...

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People's Republic of China

China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...

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| 19. || Zhou Yuxin, 33°
(周宇欣) || April 13/14 || 2011 || Ertaizi || China

People's Republic of China

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| 20. || Unknown Soldier^ || Sep. || 1896 || Jhelum District

Jhelum District

Jhelum District is in the Punjab province of Pakistan. According the 1998 census the district had a population of 936,957, of which 31.48% were urban. Jhelum is known for providing a large number of soldiers to the British and later to the Pakistan armed forces due to which it is also known as...

|| India

British Raj

British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...

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| 21. || Unknown || Sep. 13 || 1954 || Jorhat

Jorhat

Jorhat is a city of Assam in India. Jorhat was established as a new capital in the closing years of the 18th century by the declining Tunkhungia Ahom Dynasty. Jorhat, as the name signifies, was just a couple of markets . Two parallel markets namely, Chowkihat and Macharhat, lay on the eastern...

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India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

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| 22. || Mohammed Yaqub || June 29 || 1997 || Muzaffarabad

Muzaffarabad

Muzaffarabad is the capital of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir, Pakistan. It is located in Muzaffarabad District on the banks of the Jhelum and Neelum rivers...

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Pakistan

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| 23. || Li Hsing-ju, 29^ || Sep. 20 || 1959 || Nantou City

Nantou City

Nantou City is located in the northwest of Nantou County, Taiwan, Republic of China. It lies between the Bagua Mountains and the Maoluo River and is the seat of Nantou County. Freeway No. 3 serves Nantou City...

|| Taiwan

Taiwan

Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...

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| 24. || Yang Mingxin, 39 || June 23 || 1998 || Chenggu || China

China

Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

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| 25. || Qin Changcheng, 32°
(秦长城) || Sep. 26/27 || 2011 || Botou

Botou

Botou is a town in the Bilanga Department of Gnagna Province in eastern Burkina Faso. The town has a population of 1,173.-External links:*...

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People's Republic of China

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| 25. || Yan Jianzhong, 38
(闫建忠) || Sep. 7 || 2002 || Beijing

Beijing

Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

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People's Republic of China

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| 26. || Unknown || Sep. || 1893 || Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi

Rawalpindi , locally known as Pindi, is a city in the Pothohar region of Pakistan near Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad, in the province of Punjab. Rawalpindi is the fourth largest city in Pakistan after Karachi, Lahore and Faisalabad...

|| India

British Raj

British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...

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| 27. || Unknown || Nov. || 1935 || Kamijima

Tsukubamirai, Ibaraki

is a city located in Ibaraki, Japan. The city was formed on March 27, 2006 from the merger of the town of Ina, and the village of Yawara, both from Tsukuba District....

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Japan

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| 28. || Shin Hyun-je, 28° || Nov. 27 || 1968 || Yesan || South Korea

South Korea

The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...

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| 29. || Unknown || Oct. || 1906 || Karenui || Burma

British Raj

British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...

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| 30. || Li Han-no° || June 1 || 1921 || Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

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Japan

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| 31. || Unknown Soldier^ || Jan. 25 || 1986 || Kilinochchi

Kilinochchi

Kilinochchi is a city in the Kilinochchi District, part of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka. Kilinochchi is situated at the A9 road some south-east of Jaffna...

|| Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

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| 32. || Chen Xuerong || April 5 || 1993 || Chongqing

Chongqing

Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the...

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People's Republic of China

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| 33. || Unknown Soldier^ || Nov. 4 || 1994 || Kurunegala District

Kurunegala District

Kurunegala is a district in North Western Province, Sri Lanka. Its area is 4,771 km²....

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Sri Lanka

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| 34. || Li Zhixing
(李志星) || April 21 || 2003 || Malipo

Henan

Henan , is a province of the People's Republic of China, located in the central part of the country. Its one-character abbreviation is "豫" , named after Yuzhou , a Han Dynasty state that included parts of Henan...

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People's Republic of China

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| 35. || Chukamnerd, Venus, 52°
(วีนัส ชูกำเนิด) || March 2 || 2008 || Hat Yai

Hat Yai

Hat Yai is a city in southern Thailand near the Malaysian border. Located at , it has a population of 157,359 in the city itself and about 800,000 in the greater Hat Yai area. Hat Yai is the largest city of Songkhla Province, the largest metropolitan area in Southern, and third largest...

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Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

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| 36. || Zhao Haiwei,
(赵海为) || March 3 || 2004 || Fu-an village

Yitong Manchu Autonomous County

Yitong Manchu Autonomous County is located in western Jilin province, People's Republic of China, south of the provincial capital, Changchun. It comes under the administration of Siping City. The name Yitong means "Big River" in Manchu...

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People's Republic of China

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| 37. || Xiong Zhenlin,
(熊振林) || Jan. 4 || 2009 || Luoyang Town

Suizhou

Suizhou , formerly Sui County , is a prefecture-level city in Hubei province of Central China.-Administration:The prefecture-level city of Suizhou administers 2 county-level divisions, including 1 district and 1 county-level city....

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People's Republic of China

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| 38. || Zhou Yezhong, °
(周叶忠) || May 8 || 2010 || Chengyuan

Jiangxi

' is a southern province in the People's Republic of China. Spanning from the banks of the Yangtze River in the north into hillier areas in the south, it shares a border with Anhui to the north, Zhejiang to the northeast, Fujian to the east, Guangdong to the south, Hunan to the west, and Hubei to...

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People's Republic of China

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| 39. || Unknown || Nov. || 1938 || Shijōnawate, Osaka

Shijonawate, Osaka

is a city located in Osaka, Japan.As of August 1, 2011, the city has an estimated population of 57,437 and the density of 3,065 persons per km². The total area is 18.74 km².The city was founded on July 1, 1970.-Railways:*West Japan Railway Company...

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Japan

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| 40. || Zhang Shengli°
(張勝利) || June 10 || 2002 || Kaifeng

Kaifeng

Kaifeng , known previously by several names , is a prefecture-level city in east-central Henan province, Central China. Nearly 5 million people live in the metropolitan area...

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People's Republic of China

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| 41. || Huang Yangfang,
(黄扬方) || Dec. 30 || 2009 || Changshan || China

People's Republic of China

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| 42. || Kato, Tomohiro

Akihabara massacre

The was an incident of mass murder that took place on Sunday, June 8, 2008, in the Akihabara shopping quarter for electronics, video games and comics in Sotokanda, Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan.At 12:33 p.m...

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Tokyo

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Japan

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| 43. || Zhang Rong, 22
(张荣) || Sep. 30 || 2002 || Taijiang county

Guizhou

' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. Its provincial capital city is Guiyang.- History :...

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People's Republic of China

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| 44. || Cheon ---, 47
(천) || Sep. 13 || 2004 || Yesan || South Korea

South Korea

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| 45. || Unknown || Dec. 6 || 1969 || Kalgi

Mysore State

The Kingdom of Mysore was one of the three largest princely states within the erstwhile British Empire of India. Upon India gaining its independence in 1947, the Maharaja of Mysore merged his realm with the Union of India...

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India

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| 46. || Hou Juqiang, 37°
(侯居强) || Nov. 25 || 2008 || Dingtao County

Dingtao County

Dingtao County is a county under the jurisdiction of Heze in Shandong province, China. It has a very long history. Its name originated during the Warring States Period from Fan Li, a famous chancellor in the Yue kingdom...

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People's Republic of China

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| 47. || Feng Zhongyou, 25°
(冯忠友) || Nov. 16 || 2004 || Zhaotong City || China

People's Republic of China

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| 48. || Zhang Yanbing, 42°
(张彦兵) || July 8 || 2006 || Chang village

Jinzhou, Hebei

Jinzhou is a county-level city of Hebei province, under the administration of Shijiazhuang prefecture-level city. Until 1991, it was known as Jin County ....

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People's Republic of China

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| 49. || Hu Yunchao, 37
(胡云超) || March 1 || 2009 || Jiekui

Guizhou

' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. Its provincial capital city is Guiyang.- History :...

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People's Republic of China

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| 50. || Unknown || Feb. || 1900 || Mount Myōgi

Mount Myogi

is one of the major mountains in the Gunma Prefecture, Japan. Well known for its rocks weathered into fantastic forms, this famous peak is ranked among Japan's three most noted places of rugged beauty...

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Japan

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| 51. || Unknown || Dec. || 1969 || Lhasa

Lhasa

Lhasa is the administrative capital of the Tibet Autonomous Region in the People's Republic of China and the second most populous city on the Tibetan Plateau, after Xining. At an altitude of , Lhasa is one of the highest cities in the world...

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People's Republic of China

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| 52. || Wang Xiwen^ || Nov. || 1980 || Handan

Handan

Handan is a prefecture-level city located in the southwestern part of Hebei Province of China.- History :Handan was the capital of the State of Zhao during the Warring States period , after the capital moved from Zhongmu. The city was conquered by the State of Qin after the virtual annexation of...

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People's Republic of China

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| 53. || Rha Sung-jong, 22^ || May 11 || 1973 || Seoul

Seoul

Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

& Jeonju

Jeonju

Jeonju is a city in South Korea, and the capital of Jeollabuk-do, or North Jeolla Province. It is an important tourist center famous for Korean food, historic buildings, sports activities and innovative festivals.- History :...

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South Korea

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| 54. || Unknown || March || 1957 || Bikaner || India

India

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| 55. || Unknown Soldier^ || May 17 || 1985 || Anuradhapura

Anuradhapura

Anuradhapura, , is one of the ancient capitals of Sri Lanka, famous for its well-preserved ruins of ancient Lankan civilization.The city, now a UNESCO World Heritage Site, lies 205 km north of the current capital Colombo in Sri Lanka's North Central Province, on the banks of the historic...

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Sri Lanka

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| 56. || Liu Liliang, 39
(刘立良) || Sep. 11 || 2007 || Helong Township

Nong'an County

Nong'an County is a county of Jilin, People's Republic of China. It is under the administration of Changchun, the provincial capital.-Administrative Divisions:There are 10 towns and 11 townships.Towns:...

& Sunwobu

Changchun

Changchun is the capital and largest city of Jilin province, located in the northeast of the People's Republic of China, in the center of the Songliao Plain. It is administered as a sub-provincial city with a population of 7,677,089 at the 2010 census under its jurisdiction, including counties and...

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People's Republic of China

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| 57. || Yusufu Ismail, 40
(玉素甫·司馬義) || Feb. 20 || 2005 || Shanshan County

Piqan County

Piqan County is a county within the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region and is under the administrative jurisdiction of the Hami Prefecture. It contains an area of 39,548 km2...

|| China

People's Republic of China

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| 58. || Yang Shihu
(杨士虎) || March 12 || 2003 || Sanjiang

Zhenjiang District

Zhenjiang District is a district of Guangdong Province, China. It is under the administration of Shaoguan city....

|| China

People's Republic of China

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| 59. || Du Fusheng, 36°
(杜付省) || March 29 || 2009 || Jingzihe village

Henan

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People's Republic of China

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| 60. || King Kyung-yul^ || Jan. 18 || 1971 || Kimpo || South Korea

South Korea

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| 61. || Yang Jia

Yang Jia

Yang Jia Yang Jia Yang Jia (Chinese: 陽甲, born Zi He (Chinese: 子和), was a Shang Dynasty King of China.In the Records of the Grand Historian he was listed by Sima Qian as the eighteenth Shang king, succeeding his father's cousin Nen Geng (Chinese: 南庚). He was enthroned in the year of Renxu (Chinese:...

, || July 1 || 2008 || Shanghai

Shanghai

Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...

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People's Republic of China

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| 62. || Unknown || March 3 || 1930 || Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

|| Thailand

Thailand

|| || || || Committed suicide ||
|-
| 63. || Unknown Police Officer^ || Dec. 7 || 1967 || Savannakhet

Savannakhet

Savannakhet or Kaysone Phomvihane is a city in western Laos and the capital of the Savannakhet Province, previously known as Khanthabouli . This is the second-largest city in Laos, after Vientiane. The city is birthtown of Kaysone Phomvihane, former president of Laos, and was named after him in...

|| Laos

Laos

Laos Lao: ສາທາລະນະລັດ ປະຊາທິປະໄຕ ປະຊາຊົນລາວ Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxon Lao, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic, is a landlocked country in Southeast Asia, bordered by Burma and China to the northwest, Vietnam to the east, Cambodia to the south and Thailand to the west...

|| || || M || ||
|-
| 64. || Hatakeyama, Ikuya, 31 || Nov. 6 || 1975 || Aki

Aki, Kochi

is a city located in Kōchi, Japan on the island of Shikoku.As of 2010, the city has an estimated population of 19,882 and the density of 64.4 persons per km². The total area is 317.34 km². The heart of Aki city is located along the Japan National Route 55 and faces the Pacific Ocean to the south...

|| Japan

Japan

|| || || F || Sentenced to life imprisonment ||
|-
| 65. || Jitjantuk, Veera, 42 || Oct. 27 || 1997 || Non Dang

Chaiyaphum Province

Chaiyaphum is one of the north-eastern provinces of Thailand. Neighboring provinces are Khon Kaen, Nakhon Ratchasima, Lopburi and Phetchabun.- Etymology :...

|| Thailand

Thailand

|| || || F || Sentenced to death ||
|-
! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!
|-
| 66. || Zhang Chengyu,
(张承禹) || Aug. 2 || 2009 || Wangcheng County

Wangcheng County

Wangcheng District is a district of Changsha, the capital of Hunan province in China. Wangcheng has a population of 706500 .-History:...

|| China

People's Republic of China

|| || || || ||
|-
| 67. || Hsiao, --- || Jan. 24/25 || 1965 || Taichung

Taichung

-Demographics:Taichung’s population was an estimated 1,040,725 in August 2006. There are slightly more females in the city than males.24.32% of residents are children, while 16.63% are young people, 52.68% are middle-age, and 6.73% are elderly....

|| Taiwan

Taiwan

|| || || F || Perished in the fire ||
|-
| 68. || Feng Guohui, 25 || April 23 || 1997 || Yangjiang

Yangjiang

Yangjiang , historically known as Yeungkong, is a prefecture-level city in southwestern Guangdong province, People's Republic of China. It borders Maoming to the west, Yunfu to the north, Jiangmen to the east, and looks out to the South China Sea to the south. It is famous for being the base of...

|| China

People's Republic of China

|| || || M || Arrested ||
|-
| 69. || Liang Jiqian, 52
(梁积倩) || April 28 || 2006 || Yingxue Village

Qinzhou

Qinzhou is a municipal region in Guangxi, People's Republic of China.The municipality lies on the Gulf of Tonkin and has a population of 944, 000.-Administration:The Qinzhou municipal region comprises two districts and two counties....

|| China

People's Republic of China

|| || || M || Sentenced to death and executed ||
|-
| 70. || Zhang Jinfu,
(张金富) || Aug. 2 || 2008 || Xuyang || China

People's Republic of China

|| || || M || Sentenced to death ||
|-
! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!
|-
| 71. || Unknown || Feb. 8 || 1921 || Bombay || India

British Raj

British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...

|| || || M || Arrested ||
|-
| 72. || Wang Hongbin, 30
(王红斌) || Sep. 14 || 2011 || Gongyi

Gongyi

Gongyi , formerly Gong County , is a county-level city belonging to the city of Zhengzhou in Henan province, China. It has a population of 790,000 people and an area of 1,041 square kilometres....

|| China

People's Republic of China

|| || || M || Arrested ||
|-
| 72. || Unknown || Dec. || 1975 || || Thailand

Thailand

|| || || F || ||
|-
| 73. || Sarath, P.G.^ || Aug. 22 || 1999 || || Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

|| || || F || Committed suicide ||
|-
| 74. || Wu Haigui, 29
(伍海貴) || Dec. 10 || 2000 || Dabu

Liucheng County

Liucheng County is a county under the jurisdiction of Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region of China. It covers a land area of 2,124 sq...

& Fushizhen

Rong'an County

Rong'an County is a county of Guangxi, China. It is under the administration of Liuzhou city....

|| China

People's Republic of China

|| || || M || Arrested
Killed an unborn child ||
|-
| 75. || Rati Ram^ || Nov. 27/28 || 1930 || Mudon

Mudon

Mudon is a town in the Mon State of south-east Myanmar. It is known for its large reclining Buddha.-External links:*...

|| Burma

British Raj

British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...

|| || || F || Committed suicide ||
|-
! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!
|-
| 76. || Peng Shuiyang, 23
(彭水洋) || Jan. 14 || 2003 || Guiping

Guizhou

' is a province of the People's Republic of China located in the southwestern part of the country. Its provincial capital city is Guiyang.- History :...

|| China

People's Republic of China

|| || || M || Arrested ||
|-
| 77. || Uwabe, Yasuaki, 35
(上部康明) || Sep. 29 || 1999 || Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi

Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi

is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. It is at the southwestern tip of Honshū, facing the Tsushima Strait and also Kitakyushu across the Kanmon Straits....

|| Japan

Japan

|| || || MV || Sentenced to death ||
|-
| 78. || Chen ---, 42
(陈) || June 28 || 2002 || Guangzhou

Guangzhou

Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...

|| China

People's Republic of China

|| || || M || Arrested ||
|-
| 79. || Zhao Xiang, 23
(赵高祥) || June 10 || 2005 || Zhoukou

Zhoukou

Zhoukou is a prefecture-level city in eastern Henan province, People's Republic of China. It borders Zhumadian to the southeast, Xuchang and Luohe to the west, Kaifeng to the northwest, Shangqiu to the northeast, and the province of Anhui on all other sides....

|| China

People's Republic of China

|| || || M || Shot by police ||
|-
| 80. || Jeong Sang-jin

Nonhyeon-dong massacre

The Nonhyeon-dong massacre was a mass murder that occurred in the Gangnam-gu ward of Seoul, South Korea on October 20, 2008, when 30-year-old Jeong Sang-jin set fire in a goshiwon and slashed several women with a sashimi knife. A total of six people died in the incident and seven more were...

, 30 || Oct. 20 || 2008 || Seoul

Seoul

|| South Korea

South Korea

|| || || MA || Sentenced to death
One more died by jumping out of a window ||
|-
! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!
|-
| 81. || Unknown, 45 || July 30 || 1970 || Hanumanpalli

Erode

Erode is a city, a municipal corporation and the headquarters of Erode district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu.It is situated at the center of the South Indian Peninsula, about southwest from the state capital Chennai and on the banks of the rivers Cauvery and Bhavani, between 11° 19.5"...

|| India

India

|| || || M || ||
|-
| 82. || Zhang Qinhua,
(张青华) || Aug. 15 || 2007 || Fenjiagou Village

Ankang

Ankang is a city in Shaanxi province, China.- Geography :Ankang is geographically considered to be part of southern China. However, on administrative terms, as Shaanxi is officially part of Northwestern China, it is considered to be part of the Northwest....

|| China

People's Republic of China

|| || || M || ||
|-
| 83. || Unknown Soldier^ || March || 1975 || Prachinburi

Prachinburi

Prachinburi is a town in Thailand, capital of the Prachinburi Province....

|| Thailand

Thailand

|| || || F || ||
|-
| 84. || Qian Minghai, 29
(钱明海) || Jan. 21 || 2003 || Foping County

Foping County

Foping County is a county of Hanzhong, Shaanxi, China....

|| China

People's Republic of China

|| || || MA || Sentenced to death ||
|-
| 85. || Ting Yung° || June 21 || 1934 || Peiping || China

Republic of China

The Republic of China , commonly known as Taiwan , is a unitary sovereign state located in East Asia. Originally based in mainland China, the Republic of China currently governs the island of Taiwan , which forms over 99% of its current territory, as well as Penghu, Kinmen, Matsu and other minor...

|| || || F || Arrested ||
|-
! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!
|-
| 86. || Ye ---
(叶) || May 27 || 2011 || Suqian

Suqian

Suqian is a prefecture-level city in northern Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China. It borders Xuzhou to the northwest, Lianyungang to the northeast, Huai'an to the south, and the province of Anhui to the west.-Administration:...

|| China

People's Republic of China

|| || || M || Attempted suicide ||
|-
| 87. || Unknown, 40 || Sep. 8 || 1982 || Sukkur

Sukkur

Sukkur, or Sakharu , formerly Aror and Bakar, is the third largest city of Sindh province, situated on the west bank of Indus River in Pakistan in Sukkur District. However, the word Sakharu in Sindhi means "superior", which the spelling of the city's name in Sindhi suggests is the origin of the...

|| Pakistan

Pakistan

|| || || M || ||
|-
| 88. || Du Xiwen, 22
(杜喜文) || Sep. 2/6 || 2000 || Dalian

Dalian

Dalian is a major city and seaport in the south of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It faces Shandong to the south, the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west and south. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, Dalian is the southernmost city of Northeast China and China's...

|| China

People's Republic of China

|| || || MV || Sentenced to death ||
|-
| 89. || Phoe Htin || Sep. 17 || 1991 || Yangon

Yangon

Yangon is a former capital of Burma and the capital of Yangon Region . Although the military government has officially relocated the capital to Naypyidaw since March 2006, Yangon, with a population of over four million, continues to be the country's largest city and the most important commercial...

|| Burma || || || M || ||
|-
| 90. || Kiartipong Meksawat,
(ายเกียรติพงศ์ เมฆสวัสดิ์) || May 23 || 2007 || Pathum Thani

Pathum Thani

Pathum Thani is a town in central Thailand, directly north of Bangkok. It is the capital of the Pathum Thani Province, Thailand as well as the Mueang Pathum Thani district. As of 2005, it has a population of 18,320, covering the complete subdistrict Bang Parok....

|| Thailand

Thailand

|| || || FM || Shot by police ||
|-
! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!
|-
| 91. || Liu Chengan, 28
(刘成安) || Feb. 18 || 2006 || Shenzhen

Shenzhen

Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones...

|| China

People's Republic of China

|| || || MV || Attempted suicide ||
|-
| 92. || Bilas, Graciano, 42 || June 5 || 1931 || RMS Empress of Canada

RMS Empress of Canada (1922)

RMS Empress of Canada was an ocean liner built in 1920 for the Canadian Pacific Steamships by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering Company at Govan on the Clyde in Scotland. This ship -- the first of two CP vessels to be named Empress of Canada -- regularly traversed the trans-Pacific route...

|| || || || M || Found not guilty by reason of insanity ||
|-
| 93. || Qin Yulong, 36
(秦玉龙) || Aug. 15 || 2007 || Youyang County

Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County

Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, or Youyang County for short is located in southeastern Chongqing Municipality, China.* Area: 5,173 km²* Population: 760,000...

|| China

People's Republic of China

|| || || MA || Arrested ||
|-
| 94. || Unknown || March || 1929 || Indikatupana

Hatton, Sri Lanka

Hatton , is a small town in Nuwara Eliya District of Central Province, Sri Lanka. It is known for its Ceylon tea plantations and industry. Hatton, which is locally administered by Hatton-Dickoya Urban Council, had 14,255 in population according to the census carried out in 2001. The town is...

|| Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

|| || || M || Arrested ||
|-
| 95. || Zhang Jianfei, 46
(张健飞) || Sep. 17 || 2009 || Beijing

Beijing

|| China

People's Republic of China

|| || || M || Sentenced to death ||
|-
! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!
|-
| 96. || Gangadharan || July 4 || 1926 || Steamboat

Steamboat

A steamboat or steamship, sometimes called a steamer, is a ship in which the primary method of propulsion is steam power, typically driving propellers or paddlewheels...

"Teesta" || || || || M || Arrested ||
|-
| 97. || Unknown || || 1899 || Madras || India

British Raj

British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...

|| || || M || ||
|-
| 98. || Matin || Nov. 5 || 1923 || Lahore

Lahore

Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...

|| India

British Raj

British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...

|| || || F || Died ||
|-
| 99. || Pan Yuanfei, 38°
(潘远飞) || Nov. 26 || 2009 || Acheng District || China

People's Republic of China

|| || || M || Shot by police ||
|-
| 100. || K., Robert Kerby, 40 || Nov. 17 || 1986 || Angoda

Colombo

Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...

|| Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

|| || || M || Arrested ||
|-
! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!
|-
| 101. || Katagiri, Misao

Misao Katagiri

The Zama and Shibuya shootings were the double spree shootings in Japan on July 29, 1965 by , which left one police officer dead and 17 people injured, but he was finally captured by police officers. Katagiri was later executed by Japan....

, || July 29 || 1965 || Tokyo

Tokyo

|| Japan

Japan

|| || || F || Sentenced to death and executed ||
|-
| 102. || Zhi Zemin, 19
(植泽明) || June 16 || 2010 || Zhaoqing

Zhaoqing

Zhaoqing is a prefecture-level city of Guangdong province in southern China.-Geography:Zhaoqing is located 110 km northwest of Guangzhou, in the west Pearl River Delta. It lies on the north shores of the Xijiang River, which is flows from west to east, and opposite of Gaoyao...

|| China

People's Republic of China

|| || || M || Arrested ||
|-
| 103. || Li ---, 24
(黎) || July 29 || 2011 || Yiwu

Yiwu

Yiwu is a city of about 1.2 million people in central Zhejiang Province near the central eastern coast of the People's Republic of China. The city is famous for its small commodity trade and vibrant free markets and is a regional tourist destination...

|| China

People's Republic of China

|| || || M || Arrested ||
|-
| 104. || Khun Sri Supahat || March 18 || 1914 || Bangkok

Bangkok

|| Thailand

Thailand

|| || || M || Arrested ||
|-
| 105. || Unknown, 36 || Oct. 25 || 2008 || Wenzhou

Wenzhou

Wenzhou is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. The area under its jurisdiction, which includes two satellite cities and six counties, had a population of 9,122,100 as of 2010....

|| China

People's Republic of China

|| || || M || ||
|-
! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!
|-
| 106. || Xu Mingchao, 25
(徐敏超) || April 1 || 2007 || Lijiang City || China

People's Republic of China

|| || || M || Sentenced to 15 years in prison ||
|-
| 107. || Fu Fuquan, 39
(傅福权) || Dec. 28 || 2002 || Hangzhou

Hangzhou

Hangzhou , formerly transliterated as Hangchow, is the capital and largest city of Zhejiang Province in Eastern China. Governed as a sub-provincial city, and as of 2010, its entire administrative division or prefecture had a registered population of 8.7 million people...

|| China

People's Republic of China

|| || || M || Arrested ||
|-
| 108. || Xiong, --- || June 6 || 1996 || Guangzhou

Guangzhou

|| China

People's Republic of China

|| || || M || ||
|-
| 109. || Bhow || || 1852 || Amroha

Amroha

Amroha is a small town in the north-western Uttar Pradesh state in northern India. It is located north-west of Moradabad, near the Sot River...

|| India

Company rule in India

Company rule in India refers to the rule or dominion of the British East India Company on the Indian subcontinent...

|| || || M || Sentenced to life imprisonment ||
|-
| 110. || Unknown, 21° || July 6 || 1996 || Kokura Station

Kokura Station

in Kokura Kita ward is the main railway station in Kitakyushu, Japan. It is part of the JR Kyushu network and the Sanyo Shinkansen stops here. It is the second largest station in Kyūshū with 120,000 users daily...

|| Japan

Japan

|| || || M || Arrested ||
|-
! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !! !!
|-
| 111. || Zhang Hongtian, 42
(张洪田) || Jan. 30 || 2010 || Chenjiatun

Zhuozhou

Zhuozhou is a county-level city with 628,000 inhabitants in Hebei province of China. It is administered by Baoding prefecture. Zhuozhou has 3 subdistricts, 6 towns, 5 townships, and 1 development zone.-Administrative Divisions:Subdistricts:...

|| China

People's Republic of China

|| || || MO || Arrested ||
|-
| 112. || Hikosaka, Masanori, 21 || Oct. 17 || 1958 || Nagoya || Japan

Japan

|| || || M || ||
|-
| 113. || Li Zehong, 46
(李泽洪) || Sep. 20 || 2008 || Shiyan

Shiyan

Shiyan is a prefecture-level city in northwestern Hubei province, People's Republic of China.-Geography:The Wudang Mountains run approximately east-west through the territory of the "Prefecture-level city" of Shiyan, crossing several of its county-level divisions...

|| China

People's Republic of China

|| || || M || Sentenced to three years in prison ||
|}

Abbreviations and footnotes

° – At least one of the victims was a relative of the assailant

^ – Assailant was a member of the military, police, or a comparable force at the time of the rampage

W – A basic description of the weapons used in the murders

F – Firearm

Firearm

A firearm is a weapon that launches one, or many, projectile at high velocity through confined burning of a propellant. This subsonic burning process is technically known as deflagration, as opposed to supersonic combustion known as a detonation. In older firearms, the propellant was typically...

s and other ranged weapon

Ranged weapon

A ranged weapon is any weapon that can harm targets at distances greater than hand-to-hand distance. In contrast, a weapon intended to be used in man-to-man combat is called a melee weapon....

s, especially rifle

Rifle

A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the...

s and handgun

Handgun

A handgun is a firearm designed to be held and operated by one hand. This characteristic differentiates handguns as a general class of firearms from long guns such as rifles and shotguns ....

s, but also bow

Bow (weapon)

The bow and arrow is a projectile weapon system that predates recorded history and is common to most cultures.-Description:A bow is a flexible arc that shoots aerodynamic projectiles by means of elastic energy. Essentially, the bow is a form of spring powered by a string or cord...

s and crossbow

Crossbow

A crossbow is a weapon consisting of a bow mounted on a stock that shoots projectiles, often called bolts or quarrels. The medieval crossbow was called by many names, most of which derived from the word ballista, a torsion engine resembling a crossbow in appearance.Historically, crossbows played a...

s, grenade launcher

Grenade launcher

A grenade launcher or grenade discharger is a weapon that launches a grenade with more accuracy, higher velocity, and to greater distances than a soldier could throw it by hand....

s, flamethrower

Flamethrower

A flamethrower is a mechanical device designed to project a long controllable stream of fire.Some flamethrowers project a stream of ignited flammable liquid; some project a long gas flame. Most military flamethrowers use liquids, but commercial flamethrowers tend to use high-pressure propane and...

s, or slingshot

Slingshot

A slingshot, shanghai, flip, bean shooter or catapult is a small hand-powered projectile weapon. The classic form consists of a Y-shaped frame held in the off hand, with two rubber strips attached to the uprights. The other ends of the strips lead back to a pocket which holds the projectile...

M – Melee weapon

Mêlée weapon

A melee weapon is any weapon that does not involve a projectile — that is, both the user and target of the weapon are in contact with it simultaneously in normal use...

s, like knives, sword

Sword

A sword is a bladed weapon used primarily for cutting or thrusting. The precise definition of the term varies with the historical epoch or the geographical region under consideration...

s, spear

Spear

A spear is a pole weapon consisting of a shaft, usually of wood, with a pointed head.The head may be simply the sharpened end of the shaft itself, as is the case with bamboo spears, or it may be made of a more durable material fastened to the shaft, such as flint, obsidian, iron, steel or...

s, machete

Machete

The machete is a large cleaver-like cutting tool. The blade is typically long and usually under thick. In the English language, an equivalent term is matchet, though it is less commonly known...

s, axe

Axe

The axe, or ax, is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape, split and cut wood; to harvest timber; as a weapon; and as a ceremonial or heraldic symbol...

s, club

Club (weapon)

A club is among the simplest of all weapons. A club is essentially a short staff, or stick, usually made of wood, and wielded as a weapon since prehistoric times....

s, rods, stone

Rock (geology)

In geology, rock or stone is a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals and/or mineraloids.The Earth's outer solid layer, the lithosphere, is made of rock. In general rocks are of three types, namely, igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic...

s, or bare hand

Hand

A hand is a prehensile, multi-fingered extremity located at the end of an arm or forelimb of primates such as humans, chimpanzees, monkeys, and lemurs...

O – Any other weapons, such as bomb

Bomb

A bomb is any of a range of explosive weapons that only rely on the exothermic reaction of an explosive material to provide an extremely sudden and violent release of energy...

s, hand grenade

Hand grenade

A hand grenade is any small bomb that can be thrown by hand. Hand grenades are classified into three categories, explosive grenades, chemical and gas grenades. Explosive grenades are the most commonly used in modern warfare, and are designed to detonate after impact or after a set amount of time...

s, Molotov cocktail

Molotov cocktail

The Molotov cocktail, also known as the petrol bomb, gasoline bomb, Molotov bomb, fire bottle, fire bomb, or simply Molotov, is a generic name used for a variety of improvised incendiary weapons...

s, poison

Poison

In the context of biology, poisons are substances that can cause disturbances to organisms, usually by chemical reaction or other activity on the molecular scale, when a sufficient quantity is absorbed by an organism....

and poisonous gas, as well as vehicle

Vehicle

A vehicle is a device that is designed or used to transport people or cargo. Most often vehicles are manufactured, such as bicycles, cars, motorcycles, trains, ships, boats, and aircraft....

and arson

Arson

Arson is the crime of intentionally or maliciously setting fire to structures or wildland areas. It may be distinguished from other causes such as spontaneous combustion and natural wildfires...

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

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