The 5 most horrifying school massacres in history

The bloody school massacres below left dozens, hundreds of people dead, including children.

1. Beslan school siege

The school massacre in Beslan, North Ossetia, Russia in 2004 was the most horrifying school massacre in history when 386 people died and more than 700 were injured.
31 terrorists attacked elementary school No. 1 on September 1, 2004 and held about 1,200 students, teachers, and school staff hostage until September 3. After 3 days of contact and unsuccessfully persuading the terrorist group to surrender, Russian officials decided to attack and destroy the entire terrorist group and rescue the hostages.

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2. Garissa University College attack

On April 2, 2015, a grisly school massacre took place at Garissa University in Garissa, Kenya. This massacre claimed the lives of 148 people and injured 79 others. Four gunmen took more than 700 students hostage.
In the end, the authorities rescued the hostages and destroyed the terrorists. On April 4, al-Shabab rebels claimed responsibility for the attack on the morning of April 2 on the University. Garissa.
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3. 2014 Peshawar school massacre

On December 16, 2014, seven Taliban attackers carried out an attack on a school in northern Pakistan. As a result, 141 people (of which 132 were children and 9 were school staff and teachers) were killed in the above bloody school massacre. Additionally, 121 students and 3 other teachers were injured.
After many hours of fighting with Pakistani security forces, all 7 attackers wearing security uniforms were killed. Afterwards, the Pakistani Taliban announced and admitted to carrying out the massacre of 141 people at the above school.
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4. Bath School disaster

The bomb explosion at Bath School, USA in 1927, killing 45 people and injuring 58 people, was the most terrible mass murder at a school in American history. The perpetrator of this crime is Andrew Kehoe, 55 years old, who worked at Bath School in Bath Township, Michigan.
Kehoe placed three bombs at a school in Bath Township, Michigan on May 18, 1927 to blow up the entire school. When the bomb exploded, 38 elementary school students, 2 teachers and 4 other people died. The murderer Kehoe also died in the above school massacre. In addition, at least 58 other people were injured.
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5. Virginia Tech shooting

The massacre at Virginia Tech University (USA) was two separate attacks about 2 hours apart on April 16, 2007. This shooting was committed by the only gunman in American history, causing terrible consequences. The shooting took place on the campus of Virginia Tech University.
The gunman who caused that terrible tragedy was Seung-Hui Cho. He killed 32 people and injured 17 others before committing suicide. This is the deadliest school shooting in US history.
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