Almost as soon as the revolution began, there were large scale massacres of civilians by both Greek revolutionaries and Ottoman authorities.

The gathering of defenceless women and children in such large numbers at the spot was like preparing for a large scale massacre.

In 2001 the army accepted responsibility for the large scale massacre at the hamlet of Kokkadicholai.

Large scale massacres were also committed against the empire's other minority groups such as the Greeks and Assyrians.

The Taliban, who had started with the promise to save the people, started to commit large scale massacres especially against the Hazara and Shia population.

Ahmad Shah succeeded, in the end, in breaking through the cordon and carried out a full scale massacre.

Large scale massacres by Imperial Forces, and a deliberate scorched earth policy, contributed to the massive death toll.

In the town of Aného reports of a general civilian uprising followed by a large scale massacre by government troops went largely unreported.

I think the huge scale massacre of pheasants is revolting.