Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 fellow student and one teacher in the Columbine High School massacre in 1999. They injured another 12 students before the committed suicide. The massacre was a highly planned attack against their High School in Colorado, USA. Their motives were unclear, but they had been inspired by the Oklahoma City Bombing (April 19th) and other violent attacks in the US. Their original plan included bombing of the cafeteria at the busiest time, which wold have resulted in the death of hundreds of students. The bomb, thankfully, only went of partially. It was after this, at 11.19 am the two boys started shooting. Rachel Scott who was eating lunch outside became their first victim in the Columbine School Massacre.
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The massacre sparked a debate on gun control in the US. We would like to recommend the movie "Bowling For Columbine
" by Michael Moore about the massacre and the debates that followed. Several book about Rachel Scott and based on her writing has also been written. See for example Rachel's Tears
which was written by her parents.
" by Michael Moore about the massacre and the debates that followed. Several book about Rachel Scott and based on her writing has also been written. See for example Rachel's Tears which was written by her parents.
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